Figural crowning of a ritual pole - Indonesia - Borneo,

Borneo. Hand forged iron. This dates to a period of active headhunting amongst the Kayan-Dayak peoples who had a collective belief in Animism. Taking heads was a means of revenge, and also a way of se

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Iban Dayak, ca. 19th century CE. A forged-iron ritual blood vessel used by shaman. The shape of the vessel is intended to represent a "spir

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a large hand-carved wooden hampatong representing an ancestral figure standing upon an integral cylindrical pedesta

**Originally Listed At $500** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Kayanic, Dayak peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous very dark wood bowl, long and leaf-shaped, with a shallow inte

Figural Pig-Trap Stick ("Tun Tun"), Iban Dayak people, Sarawak State, Borneo/Kalimantan, Malaysia side of the border with Indonesia, the anthropomorphic hunkered figure, folded arms with elbows restin

Large Abelam polychrome figural pole, Papua New Guinea, 10'h. Note: Collected in situ 1968 by noted bush pilot and territorial administrative officer Bruce D. Lawes in the 1950s/60s. Provenance: B. La

Large Abelam polychrome figural pole, Maprik region, Papua New Guinea, circa mid-20th century, approx. 122"h. Provenance: Collection of Vanna and N. Lee Lacy (Palm Springs, California)

Dayak (Indonesia, Borneo) Hampatong Collected by Dan Kingsley in the 70's as a "runner" or field collector for the MET, Museum of Natural History (NY) and assosrted collectors, worldwide. Collected in

Indonesia Borneo Dayak Aristocratic Bahau-Busang hawat or baby carrier (19th Century), deeply carved wood and fiber back carrying straps, conus shell eyes having carved central motif of an "Aso" a typ

wood, The Dayak placed traps to catch wild boar. To set the proper height of the trip cord, they used a special measuring stick, called "tun-tun". The figurative charms carved at the top of the "tun-t

wood, H: 52 cm, H: 20,5 inch Provenance: TEH Gallery, Berlin, Germany Continent: Asia

Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden guardian figure from a culture with an esteemed tradition of wood carving. The figure has

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak, ca. 19th century. A carved-wood shaman box of cylindrical form wrapped in three registers of braided rattan fiber with a pair of hand-carved tutelary figures

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden quiver known as a tolor or telenga used for storing thin, poison-tipped dar

Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan region, Dayak, ca. early 20th century. A monumental, hand-carved wooden figure (hampatong) representing an ancestral figure standing upon an integral cylindrical pedestal

**Originally Listed At $1400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak people, ca. 19th century CE. An excellent collection of 7 hand-carved wooden figures that represent karuhai stoppers

Pacific Northwest coast Native American totem figural pole, 20th century, carved and painted depicting a bird, frog, and other mythical figures. 31.25" H x 3.25" W x 2" D.

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan culture, ca. 19th century CE. A skillfully carved wood amulet in the form of a phallus emerging from the claw of a feline. A pow

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden miniature male figure crouching atop an integral ovoid platform. The figure presen

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan region, Dayak peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A rare example of a lengthy wooden blowgun known as a sumpit (literally "blow-pipe")

Batak divination wands, believed to be magical because they are used on the occasion of shamanic / priestly rituals. Indonesia, 19th century. Dimensions: 24 x 14 x 2 cm.

Bronze Ritual Figural Candlestick Height: 26cm. Diam. 13cm. Provenance: Released from John Sparks Ltd., owned by a private collectors of the company around 1970s~1990s. The figural candlestick is fine

Dimension: 3.9 x 5.3 inches, 10 x 13.5cm. Weight: 907g

Carved wood amulet from the Dayak people of Borneo, Indonesia. Protective amulets of this scale rarely share this level of refinement, with forms being more generalized than specified. Clear evidence