Islands and Ancestors

Island Ancestors Oceanic Art from the Masco Collection Wardwell, Allen Washington / Detroit: University of Washington Press / The Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Society (1994). ISBN: 0-295-97330-7

Moluccas Islands Ancestor Figure. Carved wood. For measures please refer to the pictures taken with a measuring tape. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confidential reserves, all ac

Nias Island Ancestor Figure, Indonesia. From an old French Oceanic collection. Size: 21'' x 6.25'' x 5.5'' (53 x 16 x 14 cm).

Flores Island Ancestor House Roof Finial, Indonesia.Mid 20th C. Carved Wood and Rope Figure. On stand. Size: 24.25'' x 15.5'' x 5'' (62 x 39 x 13 cm). Height on Stand: 25" (64 cm).

Carved from a dense heavy wood, this anthropomorphic effigy features classic Timor style treatment to the face and form, large open eyes, flat nose and large ears , the figure stands with hands to his

A Carved wooden shrine sculpture with archaic features and well weathered surface. Likely a personal shrine object. The figure measures 5.75 inches tall. From Sumba island, Indonesia.

6 Papau New Guinea Ethnographic Objects. Carved wood idol with elongated beak, Ramu River; carved wood Trobriand Islands ancestor; terracotta head with incised designs, Sepik River; miniature Sepik Ri

Islands and Ancestors Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia. Barbier, Jean-Paul / Newton, Douglas New-York: Prestel / The Metropolitan Museum Of Art (1988). ISBN 13 : 9783791308999 English text 362 page

Solomon Islands Seated Ancestor Figure. Carved wood and shell. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 11'' x 4.5'' x 6'' (28 x 11 x 15 cm).

Mortlock Island Painted Ancestor Couple and Spirit House, Micronesia. Traditionally carved with classic hair styles, face paint and large shell earrings. Size: Ranging from: 10'' x 4.5'' x 3.5'' (25 x

**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

Hornbill harvest figure comprised of five painted wooden pieces with hunters, gamalan, rice barn, Iban People, Sarawak, Malaysia. Early/Mid 20th c. Cf Newton & Barbier Islands and Ancestors, fig. 76 (

Flores Island Ana De Ancestor Post. Carved wooden figurative post with a seated ancestor. Weathered and eroded, appears stable. Size: 55'' x 9.75'' x 9.75'' (140 x 25 x 25 cm).

Pre Ww2 Mentawai Door Depicting a Deceased Ancestor Siberut Island - Indonesia 1930's Wood 135 x 44 cm Museum piece, Door from a Mentawai house depicting the hand- and foot prints of a deceased ancest

Carved limestone marker with anthropomorphic image and some geometric designs. The stone has some lichen like growth on it and is in overall fair condition, no breaks or repairs. Sumba island style ca

DIMENSIONS: cm 77 x 16 INCHES: 31" - WEIGHT: 5,5 kg ca. ORIGIN: Timor, Indonesia On offer is an old and very big figure depicting male ancestor. Very expressive and refined face, with sunken eyes, pro

Woven cotton panel with designs and embroidered ancestor motifs. From Sumba island, Indonesia. Measures 24.5" x 10" (62 x 25 cm) Collected in early 1980's in Indonesia.

BIDJOGO WOOD SEATED MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, BISSAGOS ISLAND, 19TH C., H 16 3/4":Carved as a seated male figure with staff. Measures H.16 3/4" x 6 1/4" x 5". Property of the Flint Institute of Arts. For

Handspun cotton Ikat sash with reptile and ancestor motifs. Sulawesi island, Indonesia. Size: 59" x 19" (150 x 48 cm).Collected by Mr Ira marks in Indonesia in the early 1980's.

Woven cotton panel with designs and embroidered ancestor motifs. From Sumba island, Indonesia. Measures 24.5" x 10" (62 x 25 cm) Collected by Mr Ira marks in early 1980's while traveling in Indonesia.

Eyes of the Ancestors The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art. Schefold, Reimar / Alpert, Steven G. Vermont: Tuttle Publishing (2017). ISBN 13 : 9780804848589 English text 336 pa

Gorgeous Older Ikat sarong from Timor island, featuring dozens of Tribal ancestor figures and reptile designs embroidered onto the tube skirt. Collected in the early 1980's by a diplomats wife. measur

Handsome vintage Supplementray warp panel from the island of Sumba, featuring two ancestor figures and as rooster motif designed from cowrie shells. Measures 40 x 15 inches. Collected by Ira marks in

Ancestor figure (house protector) Sunda islands Indonesia 1970 Wood 29 cm Wooden ancestor figure (house protector) Sunda Islands Indonesia. They believe the spirit of the deceased was in the statue an