Global Art & Artifacts

Bone Calendar & Diary, Indonesia

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Detail:  Likely a water buffalo rib, this was used as a diary and calendar by tribes.  Note the geckos, serpent and figure drawings.  Likely from Borneo.  Circa mid-1900’s or earlier.  Very good condition.  Quite a remarkable piece and very hard to find.

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