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== Summary ==
'''''Kayan''''' is one of the many tribes of [[Borneo]] who practice body modification. BME has some examples of their tattoos from the [[Sarawak Museum]]. Among the Kayans, women are normally the tattoo artists. [https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0618_040618_tvtattoo_2.html [1]]
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==Contents==
# [[#Thigh pieces|Thigh pieces]]
# [[#Dogs|Dogs]]
# [[#Lukut|Lukut]]
# [[#Others|Others]]
# [[#Related_Articles|Related Articles]]
 
== Thigh pieces ==
[[File:Sihong.jpg|thumb|right|145px|Sihong]]
'''''Sihong''''' is the term for the repeated design of thigh tattoos for Kayan women, and the type of sihongs and where they are placed can tell the class of the woman. '''''Ida telo''''' is the three-ligned pattern tattooed on the back of the thigh of a slave class woman. Middle class woman wore a four-lined pattern '''''ida pat''''' on the back of their thighs as well. '''''Ida tuang''''' or '''''ida lima''''' is for the back of the thigh of a woman of high rank. '''''Uma lekan''''' is also another design worn on the back of the high class. Women of high class can also have an '''''uma pliau''''' tattooed on their front and sides as well.
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{|
| [[File:Ida-Telo.jpg|thumb|right|101px|Ida Telo]]
| [[File:Ida-Tuang.jpg|thumb|right|87px|Ida Tuang/Ida Lima]]
| [[File:Ida-Pat.jpg|thumb|right|182px|Ida Pat]]
| [[File:UmaPliau.jpg|thumb|right|182px|Uma Pliau]]
| [[File:UmaPliau2.jpg|thumb|right|182px|Another Uma Pliau]]
|}
 
== Dogs ==
'''''Udo Asu''''' are traditional '''Kayan''' [[Borneo]] tattoos of dog designs (Kayan). These designs are from tatu-blocks in the [[Sarawak Museum]].
{| style="text-align: center"
| [[File:UduAsu1.jpg|thumb|right|109px|Designed for the thigh of a man.]]
| [[File:UduAsu2.jpg|thumb|right|90px]]
| [[File:UduAsu3.jpg|thumb|right|104px]]
| [[File:UduAsu4.jpg|thumb|right|140px]]
| [[File:UduAsu5.jpg|thumb|right|129px|This is a double dog design for the outside of a man's thigh.]]
|}
 
== Lukut ==
{| style="text-align: right"
| [[File:Lukut1.jpg|thumb|right|95px]]
| [[File:Lukut2.jpg|thumb|right|66px]]
| [[File:Lukut3.jpg|thumb|right|61px]]
|}
The design tattooed on the wrists is termed '''''lukut''''', a charm to prevent the second escape of the soul and regarded as a charm to ward off all disease.
 
== Others ==
* '''''Tuang nganak''''' is a traditional Kayan tattoo design representing a dog with pups.
[[File:Tuang_nganak-1.gif|center|thumb]]
* The image '''Kayan''' '''''(Rejang R.)''''' is an unknown Kayan design, but is obviously related to the tribe's thigh pieces with its sihong structure.
[[File:RejangR.jpg|center|thumb]]
 
== Related Articles ==
* [[Borneo]]
* [[Hornbill]]
* [[Borneo Rose]]
* [[Lasat Mata]]
* [[Dog Designs]]

Latest revision as of 07:23, 17 September 2023

Kayan is one of the many tribes of Borneo who practice body modification. BME has some examples of their tattoos from the Sarawak Museum. Among the Kayans, women are normally the tattoo artists. [1]

Contents

  1. Thigh pieces
  2. Dogs
  3. Lukut
  4. Others
  5. Related Articles

Thigh pieces

Sihong

Sihong is the term for the repeated design of thigh tattoos for Kayan women, and the type of sihongs and where they are placed can tell the class of the woman. Ida telo is the three-ligned pattern tattooed on the back of the thigh of a slave class woman. Middle class woman wore a four-lined pattern ida pat on the back of their thighs as well. Ida tuang or ida lima is for the back of the thigh of a woman of high rank. Uma lekan is also another design worn on the back of the high class. Women of high class can also have an uma pliau tattooed on their front and sides as well. <style="text-align: center">

Ida Telo
Ida Tuang/Ida Lima
Ida Pat
Uma Pliau
Another Uma Pliau

Dogs

Udo Asu are traditional Kayan Borneo tattoos of dog designs (Kayan). These designs are from tatu-blocks in the Sarawak Museum.

Designed for the thigh of a man.
UduAsu2.jpg
UduAsu3.jpg
UduAsu4.jpg
This is a double dog design for the outside of a man's thigh.

Lukut

Lukut1.jpg
Lukut2.jpg
Lukut3.jpg

The design tattooed on the wrists is termed lukut, a charm to prevent the second escape of the soul and regarded as a charm to ward off all disease.

Others

  • Tuang nganak is a traditional Kayan tattoo design representing a dog with pups.
Tuang nganak-1.gif
  • The image Kayan (Rejang R.) is an unknown Kayan design, but is obviously related to the tribe's thigh pieces with its sihong structure.
RejangR.jpg

Related Articles

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