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| DAYAK MUALANG IBAN ALTARPIECE
Dimensions: Height 16"
sku # B217
A carved dark wood figure of ancestor rising from aristocratic burial urn. Early 20th century piece. (Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania)
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| HORNBILL
Dimensions:Height 12", Width 4"
sku # B199
An old and weathered Hornbill. Ironwood. Simply stunning object.
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| MODANG DAYAK STAFF
Dimensions: Height 29"
sku # B184
A modang staff carved with a spirit figure reverse 2 monkeys. A headress decorated with triangles filled with dots, a distinctive feature in modang carvings,the rhombic mouth another.. A pierced loop sits above the headress and is for the attachment of feathers . This piece is used for the Hudoq ritual for commence and harvesting of padi. It is usually held by the Hudoq leader during the ritual who wears the mask od the Rhino, Spirit of the land.
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| SUPERB DAYAK MANDAU
Dimensions: Height 27"
Provenance: From a private Indonesian Collection
sku # B198
A superb master carved mandau from West Kalimantan Mandau. One of the best carved relief scabbards I've come across to date. Features a standing Aso carved in high relief.The hilt is of a leach-like with floral motif .
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