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Rare Bamboo Container, Philippines, Ifugao Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 971719 (stock# 1-0614)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(33) 5.63.56.27.98
Euros 450
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Container made of bamboo, covered with a finely woven bamboo slices basketry. The lid is made of wood, carved in the shape of a human head. Philippines Archipelago, Luzon Island, Ifugao Peoples. Height: 15 1/2" (39,5 cm). Nice dark-brown patina. Obvious signs of use and age, otherwise very good condition. A rare piece, collected in the mid 1970s in situ, during my 20 years stay in Asia.
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Face Mask 1, Indonesia, Timor Island
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Pre 1960 item# 882021 (stock# 1-0570)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(33) 5.63.56.27.98
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Face mask, of rounded triangular shape, with small ears, eyes pierced through and in a recess, small nose in relief, open pierced through mouth. Two holes under the chin (no damage or danger). Wood, semi-glossy patina. Indonesia, Timor Island. Height: 11 1/2" (29 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old accident on the right eye, chips around the rim, otherwise good condition.
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Statue of An Ancestor, Indonesia, Timor Isl.
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Pre 1960 item# 305045 (stock# 1-0156)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(33) 5.63.56.27.98
Euros 190
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Statue of an ancestor ("hampatong") in squatting posture, long head topped by a cap, small ears, long nose, mouth open showing teeth, thin arms alongside thin torso, hands holding knees, large bent legs with no feet, resting on rounded base. Small hole beneath base. Dark-brown wood. Indonesia, Borneo Island, Ngaju or Ot Danum Peoples. Height: 8 3/4" (22,2 cm). Erosion all over, otherwise good condition. A rather unusual figurine from tribes related to the famous Dayak Peoples.
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Ancestor Amulet 1, Indonesia, Dayak Peoples
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Pre 1970 item# 267070 (stock# 1-0108)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(33) 5.63.56.27.98
Euros 70
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Small amulet in the shape of an ancestor ("hampatong"), standing on a rounding base, wearing a cap, his left hand holding his chest, his right hand holding his genitals. Wood, fine dark-brown glossy patina. Indonesia, Borneo Island, Dayak Peoples. Height: 4 5/8" (11,8 cm). Erosion all over, otherwise very good condition. The piece is mounted on a custom plexi stand.
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