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The '''Dog design''' is a very common [[motif]] of [[Borneo]], and has many variations within the different tribes.

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

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|[[Image:UduAsu1.jpg|Designed for the thigh of a man.|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu2.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu3.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu4.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu5.jpg|This is a double dog design for the outside of a man's thigh.|frame]]
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==Kowit==
[[Barawan]] and Kenyah modification of the dog design, known as "hook" ('''kowit''') pattern. From a tatu block in the [[Sarawak Museum]] (No. 1054-63)

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==Iban==
A native [[Dayak]] tribe of [[Borneo]], '''Iban''' formerly the Sea Dayak have multiple variations of the dog design,
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||[[Image:UduAsu6.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu7.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu8.jpg|frame]]
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|[[Image:UduAsu9.jpg|frame]]
|[[Image:UduAsu10.jpg|frame]]
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and have also manipulted the design into a new motif, the '''scorpion''' or '''''kala'''''.

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|[[Image:Kala.jpg|'''Kala''': From a tatu block in the [[Sarawak Museum]] (No. 1054-69)|frame]]
|[[Image:Kelingai-Kala.jpg|'''''Kelingai Kala''''' is for the thigh, arm or breast of a man. From a tatu block in the [[Sarawak Museum]] (No. 1054-99)|frame]]
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==Others==
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|[[Image:Urang.jpg|'''''Urang''''', also known as the "prawn pattern" is a variation of the [[Kenyan]].|frame]]
|[[Image:UmaBalubo.jpg|'''''Uma Balubo''''';tribe unknown.|frame]]
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==Related Articles==
*[[Borneo]]
*[[Borneo Rose]]

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