"Aso" dragon dog motif in Kayanic Women's Leg tattoo

In Borneo, tribemen would often receive tattoos in honor of what they have done, specifically achievement in headhunting and war. They would ink an stylized eye of the ASO ( the mythical dog or dragon associated with protection from evil spirits.

Interestingly, women combined aso with other tattoo forms to repel evil and to induce fertility.

Photo from Larskrutak of a Kenyah or Kayan women's Leg Tribal Traditiknal Hand Tatttoo. 

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