Magical object "adu fombali" - Indonesia - Nias

wood, brown patina, rattan, nine wooden sticks with indicated ("adu zatua") heads, lashed to a horizontal bamboo stalk with rattan string B: 15 cm; H: 8 cm - 9,4 cm (figures), B: 5,9 inch; H: 3,1 inch

wood, bamboo, rattan, greyish brown patina, 62 wooden sticks with indicated ("adu zatua") heads, with rattan fixed to wooden strip, sticks partly missing, dam.; long strings of sticks made of differen

wood, brown patina, a) very rudely carved figure with block-like body and arms in "W" configuration, facial features marked by notches, unusual high towering openwork headdress, remains of painting, w

wood, brown patina, group of 17 objects of various forms: bird sculptures, quadruped, small boat- and plug-shaped amulets, partly tied together with rattan, h: 2 cm - 11 cm; group of 5 obejcts, among

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the in

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated in

Late Period / Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664-332 BC. A fragment of the edge of a small unidentified magical object which originally must have had a quadrangular shape with a niche in the centre. The short

wood, brown patina, a) head with cocks comb, elongated body with seat-like flattened and slightly vaulted back, broad tail feathers, plug-like projection at the bottom (cut off), h: 14 cm, l: 78 cm; b

from plaited palm fibre strings (presumably from the Arenga palm), which are sewn together, padded/reinforced by pieces of palm leaf seaths, cylindrical with brim, which is sewn with three projecting

wood, greyish brown patina, carved with cocks comb, plug-like projection cut off, dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage, water spots; presumably mythical ancestor seat "osa'osa". L: 66 cm, L: 2

light wood, reddish brown patina, white pigment, fine work of carving: beautiful formed body, recesses for mortizing separately carved wings, head ornament and fan-shaped tail feathers, remains of ori

wood, metal, closed oval ring, tube-shaped, getting broader to the front, the original coating of highly polished discs of coconut shells now missing, the grooved structure originating from the discs

A tall carved wooden staff with encrusted surface and featuring the form of a hand holding an object, perhaps some type of magical object. The Fon typically create staffs as either signs of prestige o

Title: Old and Rare New Guinea Magic Object Date/Period: Early 20th century Materials: Wood Dimensions: 26-1/2" Description:This is an old and rare Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea magical object f

A group of Five Indonesian Style Objects. Indonesia. ++ Indonesian Style Figure. Wood. 3 1/2" x 17". ++ Indonesian Style Container. Bamboo, wood, natural fibers. 3 1/2" x 15 5/8". ++ Indonesian Style

An old zoomorphic grating stool from Nias Indonesia. Origin: Indonesia Date: 1st half 20th Century Materials: Wood Size: 56 x 14 x 25 cm An old and rare original coconut grater from the island of Nias

A group of 5 Asian/ Indonesian objects. Basketry hat. Indonesia/Philippine Islands. 20th century.++ Woven fish trap. Asian. 20th century. ++ Basket. Indonesia/Philippine Islands. 20th century. ++ Head

A group of five ethnographic objects. 20th century. ++ Mask. Indonesia. 17" x 13 1/2" x 7 1/2". ++ Object with woven container. West Africa. 24" x 7" x 7". ++ Vili ape skull in basketry. D. R. Congo.

Indonesian cast metal sculpture depicting a high ranking Nias ancestor figure (Adu Siraha Salawa). Measures 17" (43cm) height.

Ancient Egyptians frequently wore jewelry imbued with symbolic meaning and magical properties. These potent objects, known today as amulets, were worn on the body in way that is comparable to modern b

Nias Ceremonial Silver Necklace, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Size: 6.25'' x 6.25'' x 0.25'' (16 x 16 x 1 cm).Weight: 3.1 ozt.

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).

Two antique Kalabubu warrior necklaces worn by the Nias warriors of Sumatra, Indonesia, comprising a brass mounted coconut shell torc with contemporary stand, the other of carved giltwood, circa 19th

Group Southeast Asian baskets and woven objects, 20th c., primarily Philippines and Indonesia, (13) pieces, incl. trays, baskets, bags, boxes, a nesting set, etc., 23.5"squ (largest), 5"dia (smallest)