The centraltatu design represents a tree, the trunk of which rises from the navel; adjoining it above are two great oval designs stretching across the chest and depicting the wings of a fowl.
The elder men complainingly said that the younger ones no longer want to tatu nor cut the front teeth.
The Ot-Danum men, like the Murungs, Siangs, and Katingans, place conspicuously on the calf of the leg a large tatumark representing the full moon.
The Long-Glats do not tatu much, many not at all, but generally they have on the left upper arm a picture of the nagah in its usual representation with the disproportionately large dog's mouth.
The durian is intensely appreciated by the natives, and tatu marks representing the fruit are strikingly prominent in Central Borneo.
With the exception of the upper part of the back, few parts of his body were left uncovered with tatu marks.
The globular tatu mark on the calf of the leg (h) is peculiar to Katingans, Ot-Danums, and other tribes.
On the lower part of the upper arm was a tatu of an edible root, in Penihing called rayong.
The tatu marks are the same as those of the Katingans.
The principal clothing of the liao is the tatu marks, which it will always keep.
In some cases tatu marks appear to be used as a means of communicating a fact," writes Roth (II.
The Kenyah women of the Baram district exhibit a very primitive style of tatu on the arms and hands (Pl.
This wild and irresponsible system of tatu has been accompanied by an inevitable degradation of the designs.
Should a girl have brothers, but no sisters, some of her tatu lines must not be joined together, but if she has brothers and sisters, or sisters only, all the lines can be joined.
As no antiseptic precautions are taken, a newly tatued part often ulcerates, much to the detriment of the tatu; but taking all things into consideration, it is wonderful how seldom one meets with a tatu pattern spoilt by scar tissues.
At the age of eighteen to twenty the front of the thigh is tatued, and later on in life the back of the thigh; unlike the Kayans it is not necessary that the tatu of the thighs should be finished before child-bearing.
The Uma Long women of the Batang Kayan exhibit the most primitive form of tatu known in Borneo.
Tatuing is forbidden in the house; it can only be performed on the warpath, and consequently men only are the tatu artists.
A woman endeavours to have her tatu finished before she becomes pregnant, as it is considered immodest to be tatued after she has become a mother.
Tatu design on the biceps of an Ukit man, said to represent a bead (LUKUT).
Thy body liveth in Tatu (Busiris), and thy soul liveth in heaven.
Grant that I may sail down to Tatu in the form of a living soul, and sail up to Abydos in the form of the Benu bird;[11] that I may go in and come out without being stopped at the pylons of the Lords of the Other World.
There exists a third species of armadillo, called the tatu peba, which is said to feed upon human flesh.
The tatu verdadeiro or legitimate armadillo, was also sometimes caught by him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tatu" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
