an archive of Indonesian tribal art
001889 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak sitting mat
Specifications Height: 49,5 cm. Material: cotton, glass beads, plant fibre Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 850,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in 1925 in Borneo; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5636....
001888 Nias, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 56 cm. Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: adu zatua Price realised: € Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in the Dutch East Indies before 1942; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot...
001887 Moluccas, Kai Islands, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 37 cm. Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: male Indigenous name: tanil tanah Price realised: € 13.000,- hp Provenance Acquired during the Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap (Royal Dutch Geographical Society) expedition to...
001886 Timor, Belu, scheplepel
Specifications Length: 44 cm. Material: wood, coconut shell Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 1.250,- hp Provenance By repute Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (1874-1950); Dutch private collection; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5687. Publications...
001884 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Kenyah Dayak, shield
Specifications Height: 122 cm. Material: wood, pigments, rattan Position: Gender: Indigenous name: kelebit Price realised: € 2.200,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in situ 1925; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot...
001883 Papua, Lake Sentani, two daggers
Specifications Length: ca. 33 cm. Material: bone Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 1.800,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1930), Bloemendaal, acquired in Indonesia late 1920s; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5621. Publications...
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