CWK 0219-11 Sumba Ancestor Figure, Indonesia This small but beautiful and true vintage figure from Flores (presumed Sumba), Indonesia was used in funeral ceremonies. These funeral ceremonies and burials ceremonies can be delayed for decades during which the bodies of the deceased are kept in the homes of the living. Sumba is one of the very … Continue reading Sumba Figure
CWK 0119-4 Adu Nuwu Ancestor figure, Nias, Indonesia This finely carved, seated, serious male figure in light brown wood is a typical ‘Adu Nuwu Ancestor Figure’. His fine beard, the finely inlaid carved, bright eyes made of bone and the neatly folded headscarf make up a fantastic whole. In his hands he holds the religious … Continue reading Adu Figure
JDK 0219-1 Nepali Tibetan Shamans Mask, Tibet This antique Shamans Mask is made of bamboo-root collected from the Himalayan region. The ritual of wearing masks comes from animists Himalayan tribes used to worship spirits of nature and guardians of the grand mountains. The Shamans of these tribes used to wear masks during ritualistic performances in … Continue reading Tibetan Mask
PKK 0817-1 Thunderbolt (Varja) from Tibet. This is an exceptionally fine Thunderbolt (Varja) from Tibet. It has all the characteristics and virtues that a Varja must have. The beautifully carved wooden Varja has a deep dark, almost black, surface as if it has been staying in a smoky room for many years. The top of … Continue reading Varja Thunderbolt
KOC 0215-10 Naga Konyak glass bead belt/sash, Nagaland, India This is a very fine, antique glass bead belt in white, red, various shades of brown, blue, light green, yellow and white. The beads are on 29 strings on a plant fiber cord with ten Rhino Bone. The piece is in overall good condition for its … Continue reading Naga belt
BHK 0106-41 Tool for engraving / decorating carvings from Papua or Papua New Guinea Wood, attached bird claw L: 12 cm (4,7″) In the 19th century such ethnographic tools were used for engraving / decorating carvings from Papua or Papua New Guinea. Nearly all carvers working today use modern metal tools and sanding papers. Traditional … Continue reading Engraving Tool
BHK 0106-33 Stirrup Pounder, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands Stone (probably basalt) H: 12,5 cm (4,9″), D: 7 cm (2,8″), W: 12 cm (4,7″), Weight: 660 gram This exceptionally fine and rare Stirrup Pounder is called – Pohaku Ku’i ‘Ai Puka or Poi Pounder (Ku’i) in Hawaiian. Apart from a little wear and tear on the … Continue reading Stirrup Pounder
HCK 0612-9 Lunar Mask, Western Nepal H: 14 cm (5,5″), W: 14 cm (5,5″) What makes this mask so special is that it has, so to speak, made itself out of Burl Wood a special wood that only grows in very high altitude in the Himalaya. It has undergone no processing except for the … Continue reading Lunar Mask
BMK 0106-14 Necklace of Boar Tusk, Asmat, New Guinea Boar tusk, fish bones and sea snails Ø: ca. 10 cm (3,9″), L: 92 cm (35,5″) Weight: 200 gram This necklace of boar tusk is from the Omanesep region in Asmat, the Western half of New Guinea Island, which is the Indonesian province of Papua. … Continue reading Necklace
DZK 0415-16 Headrest, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea H: 10 cm (3,9″), L: 33 cm (13″) Age: 19-20th Century.
SRK 0414-1 – SOLD Asmat Shield, Northwestern Asmat, Northwest Papua region Wood, painted H: 160 cm (63″), W: 53 cm (20,9″) Asmat shields are carved for headhunting rituals, which are organized to arrange the death of ancestors. A shield always represents an ancestor, and is named after him. It makes the owner powerful, fierce … Continue reading Asmat Shield
SNK 1212-25 Kneeling Angel, India? H: 14,5 cm (5,7″), W: 4,5 cm (1,8″), D: 8,5 cm (3,3″) Provenance: Private Danish collection. It was either acquired directly from Lau (Laurence) Sunde’s collection in Copenhagen, which dates back to the 1940s, or Lau (Laurence) Sunde was an adviser to the collector. Sunde had a “Etnografica” boutique … Continue reading Kneeling Angel
SNK 1212-1 Mandau Dayak Headhunter’s Sword, Dayak people, Kalimantan Island, Indonesia L: 63 cm (24,8″) Sword and knife,decorate with hairs and teeth taken from the decapitated victims The mandau is the traditional weapon of the Dayak of Kalimantan, Indonesia. In the past, the majority of the native people living in the island of Kalimantan, … Continue reading Mandau Sword
EBC 0113-4 Thunderbolt, Tibet
EBC 0113-5 Thunderbolt, Tibet
