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Bone tattooing needle, by Maori tribe, New Zealand

Bone tattooing needle, by Maori tribe, New Zealand

Tattooing needle with bamboo handle and bone(?) bl

Tattooing needle with bamboo handle and bone(?) bl

Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand

Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand

Three steel tattooing needles

Three steel tattooing needles

1890-1930
Six tattooing needles in small wooden box, European, 1780-1860

Six tattooing needles in small wooden box

1780-1860
Six pointed bones of varying size used for tattooing, part of Tabor collection, probably Australian, 1801-1910

Six pointed bones of varying size used for tattooing

1801-1910
Tattooing needle, with spatula, steel, nickel-plated and silver, by Collin of Paris, 1870-1930

Tattooing needle

1870-1930
Tattooing needle, steel, nickel-plated, by Collin of Paris, 1870-1930

Tattooing needle

1870-1930
Tattooing needle and spatula combined, steel, nickel-plated, by Collin of Paris, c. 1890

Tattooing needle and spatula combined

1880-1900
Two elephant hair tattooing needles, bowed, pointed ends, black, quite stiff

Two elephant hair tattooing needles

Bone tattooing needle, thick at top, tapering to point at end

Tattooing needle, bone, thick top, pointed end