Buffalo head door - Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja

A rare early to mid-1900s Sa’dan Toraja peoples carved wooden door with Buffalo motif, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.This door provided passage between two rooms in a Toraja lineage house (tongkona

Toraja Tomb Door, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 19th century. Such doors were placed at the entrance to shrines carved in limestone cliffs. They served as doors to crypts which held the remains of members of t

Sulawesi Toraja, Indonesia, Comb. Carved water buffalo horn. It measures 9 1/2 inches long and 6 1/2 inches widest. Weight: 2 oz. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confidential rese

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden head depicting a stylized anthropomorphic visage with deep eye caviti

Celebes (Suluwesi) Island sacred ritual cloth, painted in brown, the central corral formed by buffalo heads and surrounded by boys and buffalo, the animal most associated with prosperity among the Tor

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi Island, Toraja culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely-built square granary door, hand-carved from dense jackfruit wood, with an abstract bu

**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, Tetum; Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 3 spoons: 2 Toraja wood spoons an

19th C. Sulawesi Toraja Wood Granary Door Man Riding A Cow. Measure 36" X 23". The Toraja are one of the oldest ethnic groups in all of Indonesia, though they did not view themselves as an ethnic grou

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early 20th century CE. An amazing ritualistic canopy known as a kandaure comprised of thousands of glass seed beads strung and woven on f

**Originally Listed At $200** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. late 20th century CE. A massive woven textile, made of two joined panels, with knotted fringe at its shorte

**Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-carved wooden spoons, each exhibiting a range

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An attractive carved wooden lute with two strings and a tuning peg for each. The body is decorated with flo

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating set of wooden anthropomorphic puppets known as tau tau, connected by two dowels. The figures

Indonesia, Toraja, Sulawesi, Handwoven Cotton Ikat, 100"l x 56"w x shoulder 15" w Provenance: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould , New York

Brilliant pink and orange with black geometric patterns hand painted on fine barkcloth 'Siga', men's feast day headdress. C. 1900-1910. Bada Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Approx. 54" x 44". Provenance:

Ceremonial Banner (Sarita), Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia, C. 1940-50. Classic example of traditional blue and white wax resist cotton banner. Minor repairs. Provenance: Ex. Seth Hersh/Batikat Collectio

Toraja Sulawesi Ikat, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Hand spun cotton and natural dyes. Size: 5'2'' x 4'2'' (157 x 127 cm). Provenance: Sylvia and Philip Chaplain Collection, New Hampshire.

Five Rice Spoons Toraja Highlands, Sulawesi, Indonesia (early twentieth century) carved wood 13.2 cm; 14. 5 cm; 12.4 cm; 14.5 cm; 15.1 cm; 15.3 cm long (5)

"Tau tau" funerary statue, Tana Toraja peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Carved wood with incised designs, inset arms. Fair/weathered condition. Early/mid 20th c. Size: 38.5'' x 9'' x 5.25'' (98 x 23 x 13

Ceremonial textile, "pori lonjong", cotton warp ikat with traditional "ronkong" motif, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 100'' x 28'' (254 x 71 cm).

Ceremonial textile, pori lonjong, cotton ikat, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 156'' x 34'' (396 x 86 cm).

A Serving Dish Toraja Highlands, South, Sulawesi, Indonesia (early-mid twentieth century) carved wood 39.7 cm long PROVENANCE Dr Agus Sopacua, Makassar (Ujing Pandang)

Toraja Sacred Heirloom Mawa, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Hanging in hand resist, brown-black dye, red accents probably directly applied. Trees of life on long sides with traces of applied d

Toraja Tribe of Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, vintage woven cotton Ikat Sukomandi "Strong Family Bond" ceremonial cloth, rust ground with geometric pattern (interpreted as a genealogical pattern) cons