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000985 Java, human head

000985 Java, human head

Specifications Height: ca. 22 cm Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Schoffel de Fabry, Paris, Parcours des Mondes 2017 Publications Ref.: Wentholt (2013), 'Statue as stand for umbrella or lance' in Brinkgreve & Stuart Fox...

000980 Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak, Ngaju, amulet

000980 Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak, Ngaju, amulet

Specifications Height:  cm Mat3erial: wood Position: composition, seated Gender: male Indigenous name: karuhei Provenance Erik Farrow, San Rafael, Cal., Parcours des Mondes 2017 Publications Ref. Hopes, Michael (1997), Ilmu, magic and divination amongst...

000981 Papua, Awyu or Jaqai, shield

000981 Papua, Awyu or Jaqai, shield

Specifications Height: ca. 130 cm Material: wood, pigments Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Qòbòen (Jaqay) Provenance Erik Farrow, San Rafael, Cal.; Parcours des Mondes 2017 Publications Additional information Although these leaf-shaped shiels are...

000982 Sumatra, Batak, gunpowder container

000982 Sumatra, Batak, gunpowder container

Specifications Length: 16 cm Material: horn Position: Gender: Indigenous name: salempang   Provenance Schoffel de Fabry, Paris, Parcours des Mondes 2017 Publications Additional information A richly decorated salempang with a central singha head for...

000603 Sumatra, Batak, staff

000603 Sumatra, Batak, staff

Specifications Height: 174 cm Material: wood, horse hair, plant fibre, metal Position: Gender: Indigenous name: tunggal penaluan Price realised: Dfl. 32.200,- Provenance Christie's Amsterdam, 6-3-1990, lot 326 Publications Additional information Above the...

000416 Sumatra, Batak, magic staff

000416 Sumatra, Batak, magic staff

Specifications Height: 181 cm Material: wood, plant fibre, horse hair, metal Position: Gender: Indigenous name: tunggal penaluan Price realised: € 28.000,- Provenance Collection Vérité, Paris; Rive Gauche, Paris 17-18-6-2006, lot 264 Publications...

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