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Detail: The Bidayuh are indigenous peoples found in southern Sarawak, Borneo. This amulet created from Sus Scrofa (wild boar tusk) and a carving in deer horn forms a trophy nearly 360 degrees in shape. The carving is of a Naga or dragon head. This pendant would…
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- Item Number: O-0244
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Elder or Shaman pendant. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Boar tusk, deer horn
- Dimensions: 5.5" at widest
- Weight: .25 pound
- Price: $875.00 USD
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Detail: Carved deer antler at one end and joined with a curved tusk from a wild boar. Such artifacts are very rare and were found almost exclusively in shaman’s medicine packs. Museum quality. Early- to mid-1900’s in age. For the Serious Collector.
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- Item Number: O-0345
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Antler, tusk, twine
- Dimensions: 5.5" widest x 4.5" narrowest
- Weight: .25 pound
- Price: $525.00 USD
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Detail: The Parang Ilang (or Mandau, meaning double blades) is the traditional weapon for the Dayak people of Borneo. These swords are believed to have supernatural powers and are passed from generation to generation. Associated with the headhunting ceremony, these swords are both a work of art in itself and…
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- Item Number: W-8928
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Mid-1900's or earlier
- Composition: Bone, wood, rattan, rope, metal, hair
- Dimensions: 33" total; 24" blade. Small knive: 10"
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $775.00 USD