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Sumatra is just one island of the 17,000 islands in the chain called Indonesia. The cultures specific to different islands have long been isolated from one another resulting is significant diversity. Sumatra – one of Indonesia’s largest islands – it is home to the Batak tribes.
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- Item Number: O-6032
- Provenance/Origin: Simalungun Shaman. Lake Toba. Early 1990s
- Composition: Hardwood, hair
- Dimensions: 63" long x 2.0 - 2.5" diameter of head at top
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,475.00 USD
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This mask was used in a dramatic form of Indonesian dance called Topeng. Such masks are used to interpret traditional stories concerning fabled kings, heros and myths.
Hand made and hand painted in the mid-1900s and acquired in Cirebon in West Java (about 200 miles east…
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- Item Number: M-2237
- Provenance/Origin: Cirebon West Java Indonesia. Mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood, paint
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 8" wide x 2.75" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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This very hard to find book explores the terracotta art of the Majapahit Kingdom (1293 – 1527 AD) with a range of cultural and political influence that included Indonesia, Malaysia and foreign entities such as Malayu, Thailand, Champa and Kampuchea.
Chapters include: Majapahit – A Historical Survey;…
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- Item Number: R-6016
- Provenance/Origin: Ceramic Society of Indonesia. Jakarta. 1997
- Dimensions: 9 x 10"
- Price: $ 67.00 USD
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THIS IS NOT ASIAN ART! Sure it is . . . Esoteric Asian Nature Art. Need a trophy to fit on a smaller shelf? Here is a Javanese beetle (Chalcosoma Caucasus) that is really eye-catching. Add him/her to your “cool” collections of…
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- Item Number: O-8126
- Provenance/Origin: West Java
- Composition: Bug stuff
- Dimensions: 5" long x 2.25" at widest
- Weight: 2 ounces
- Price: $ 22.00 USD
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What the……??? This pair is not likely to be found in your bed unless you are living in a certain part of Java Indonesia. YIKES! One green and one yellow Eurycnema Versirubra. Fascinating and a bit scary. These would look great mounted in…
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- Item Number: O-5028
- Provenance/Origin: Java Indonesia
- Composition: Mantis stuff
- Dimensions: Yellow: 11" long x 6" at widest; Green: 11" long x 5.75" at widest
- Weight: Few ounces
- Price: $ 72.00 USD for pair
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Say what? This bat is predominately from Indonesia: Eonycteris Spelaea. These are cave roosting species that feed on nectar and pollen of night flowering plant species. A perfect specimen. The bat is safe and has been fumigated and mounted by a…
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- Item Number: O-1076
- Provenance/Origin: Java Indonesia
- Composition: Bat Stuff
- Dimensions: 15" wing spread
- Weight: A few ounces
- Price: $ 55.00 USD
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YIKES!! Where did this come from?? Java Indonesia. It is probably a guy thing. And, it is NOT in Lucite. It is NOT behind glass. It is NOT alive . . . now. This is excellent taxidermy of a magnificent…
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- Item Number: O-9106
- Provenance/Origin: Java. Circa late-1900's
- Composition: Taxidermy
- Dimensions: 9" tall x 8.5" long. Overall length of coils is 12"
- Weight: .75 pound
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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Detail: Excavated in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. Other examples of Majapahit terracotta can be found in the National Museum in Jakarta, The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Princess Hof Ceramic Museum in Leeuwarden plus in a superb book titled Majapahit Terracotta…
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- Item Number: S-0789
- Provenance/Origin: Majapahit Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 16th Century
- Composition: Terracotta on wood base.
- Dimensions: 7" tall on base x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 2.25 pounds on base
- Price: $ 725.00 USD
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Detail: Excavated in a cavern in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. This particular piece was part of the Van de Hout collection. Maurius van den Hout was an official with the Dutch Indonesian government in the years prior to WW…
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- Item Number: S-3682
- Provenance/Origin: Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 14th Century.
- Composition: Terracotta with wood base
- Dimensions: Head: 9.5" tall x 7.5" at widest. Head + Stand: 13" tall
- Weight: Head: 4.75 pounds. Head + Base: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 2,400.00
