Needles

October 25th 2015
After a fantastic time stumbling through the jungle it was now time to head (back) to Kuching, our final stop in Borneo...we had originally set aside almost five full days here, with the intention of doing two or three day trips but we were now down to just four with having lost a day the previous week... No matter, arrived and made our way to our lodgings; a really cool boutique hotel near the ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

27th December 2015

littlewing
Cindy

Love it
What a great tatt...your design? I have no experience of the Malay tattoo meanings...I cant even read mine (well, its on my back so I guess that is one reason) but I know each line means something. The polynesian traditional tatu needles look very similar - I love tattoo collecting :)

29th December 2015

el Jefe
Jeff C

Not my design entirely, I wanted the flower part of the tattoo, called a Bunga Terung and then worked out the surrounding piece with the artist (based on Iban motifs, it is a tree of life morphing into a serpent and then a dragon). The Bunga Terung is a traditional tattoo, an eggplant flower with the coil in the middle representing the rope of life, the coming of age of a young man...these are typically done in pairs, one on each shoulder for balance...

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