Shield "baluse" - Indonesia - Nias

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, 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, 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

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

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, 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

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

double layer of woven rattan, round forms, slightly vaulted, decorated with five, resp. seven plaques from brass in star-shaped openwork design, circularly arranged around a central element in the mid

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

Of characteristic form, carved of a single section of wood with high central boss and a continuous central ridge developing into narrow terminals. With integral grip to the reverse and incised border

Ca. mid to late 19th. Very good with age cracks, edge wear, surface paint loss, however, no major defects or repairs. This is the second of two excellent tribal shields listing in this auction sale.Or

Ca. mid to late 19th. Very good with age cracks, edge wear, surface paint loss, however, no major defects or repairs. This item was used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surfa

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

Early 20th-century shield (known as a kliau or klebit), Mualang-Dayak people, West Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia. Honey-colored wood with black and red-brown pigments outlining the features of

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

Ceremonial dance shield. Dayak (probably Kenyah). Borneo Island, Indonesia. Wood, paint. H: 42.5", W: 12". Shipping costs noted below are estimates for USA locations via FEDEX ground. Actual costs may

African Wedding Dance Shield Ambon Island Maluku Island Chain, Indonesia 19c Wood w/Shell inlay COA Provided 31H x 6W x 6L PICK UP IN NEW HAVEN, CT est value $100-300

Kenyah/Kayan Dayak Warrior's Shield, Borneo. Carved wood, fiber and pigment. Indonesia, late 19th/early 20th c. On stand. Size: 49.5'' x 16'' x 2'' (126 x 41 x 5 cm); Height on stand: 60.5" (154 cm);

Shield with rattan bindings. Dayak. Borneo Island, Indonesia.