$80

China Hughlin Imports Collection

6" tall (incl. stand)

BURMESE TATTOO WEIGHT

for over a thousand years tattooing in Burma has been a significant part of religious life. This tattoo weight sits on top of a long wooden needle stick and applies pressure to the needle acting as a weight to aid the thrusting of the needle into the skin. The various figures of the needle weights are believed to add specific power to the tattoo itself.

6" tall incl. stand
cast Bronze

Burma, late 19th century

TH2000TATTOO

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