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A Orang Ulu shaman carrier / container is primarily used to store medicine, herbs, roots and other plantation items. The carrier is adorned with the naga motif, the common Buah Berinjan vines, two ancestral Dayak warriors on the two poles and accented with the woven vine / rattan material…
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- Item Number: C-8492
- Provenance/Origin: Central Borneo. Orang Ulu / Kayan tribe. Most likely from mid- to late-1900s
- Composition: Wood, rattan, cord
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 5" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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A Majapahit Kingdom – one of the last major Hindu empires of the Malay archipelago – in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. The Majapahit society developed a high degree of sophistication in both commerical and artistic activities . . . yielding a cosmopolitan population…
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- Item Number: S-7183
- Provenance/Origin: Majapahit Empire influence. Likely Bali. Age: at a minimum 150 years old
- Composition: Sandstone on wood base
- Dimensions: Head: 6.5" tall x 6" wide x 6" deep. On Base: 16" tall
- Weight: 12.5 pounds
- Price: $ 395.00 USD
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Detail: Exceptional hand-etched and carved buffalo bone with wood finial plug. Used by Dayak tribal shamans to store herbs, magic powders and betal lime. The scrimshaw work on this piece is representative of animals that provide good luck. . as well as the ancestor on the…
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- Item Number: C-9361
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Buffalo bone and wood
- Dimensions: 6" tall with stopper x 1.75" at widest
- Weight: .25 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD