Kayan-Dayak Blowgun Tip Indonesia, Ex. Bonham's

Borneo. Hand forged iron. This dates to a period of active headhunting amongst the Kayan-Dayak peoples who had a collective belief in Animism. Taking heads was a means of revenge, and also a way of se

Antique Kayan Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel, Borneo. Size: 10.75'' x 14'', 27 x 36 cm (textile); 14.5'' x 17.5'', 37 x 44 cm (stretcher). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving of an ancestor figure seated in

Kenyah/Kayan Dayak Warrior's Shield, Borneo. Carved wood, fiber and pigment. Indonesia, late 19th/early 20th c. On stand. Size: 49.5'' x 16'' x 2'' (126 x 41 x 5 cm); Height on stand: 60.5" (154 cm);

The characteristic wooden haft hollowed for darts, the mouthpiece lined with resin, a well-formed spearhead bound to the tip with rattan as is typical. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 2

A rare example, the characteristic ironwood haft well-hollowed for darts with flared mouthpiece, a well-wrought spearhead bound offset to the tip with rattan as is typical. Brass reinforcing pin. Firs

A wood shrine figure on display stand. 5-3/4" H Provenance: Ex private collection, NJ

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan region, Dayak peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A rare example of a lengthy wooden blowgun known as a sumpit (literally "blow-pipe")

A fine old carved wood and painted ceremonial mask adorned with textiles and brass earrings and showing some age and field use. Dayak peoples, Borneo/ Kalimantan, Indonesia. The mask measures 15 x 13

A finely carved old wooden Rice cutter with iron blade, signs of heavy use over many years. Dayak peoples, Kalimantan / Borneo, Indonesia. The Cutter measures 5.25 x 3 inches. Provenance: Ex Cootner c

An unusual miniature hand carved wood and painted mask, perhaps a clan totem or shrine object. The mask measures 7.5 inches tall x 9.75 inches wide. Dayak peoples, Borneo / Kalimantan , Indonesia. Pro

Dayak Baby Sling. Borneo, Indonesia. Wood, basketry, beads. Size: 13'' x 15'' x 7.5'' (33 x 38 x 19 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection.

Dayak Baby Sling. Borneo, Indonesia. Wood, basketry, beads. Size: 13'' x 15'' x 7.5'' (33 x 38 x 19 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auctio

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved bamboo quiver of cylindrical form meant for holding dozens of slender wooden blowgun darts. The e

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A weaving implement with a wrought iron awl tip and a wooden handle carved into an an

Kopfschmuck Kayan-Dayak, Indonesien, Borneo Ohne Sockel / without base Kupferlegierung. H 16,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. handschriftlicher Notiz "Serge Schoeffel, 2000". - Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009)

Title: Large Cuneiform Administrative Tablet, ex. Bonhams , c. 2200 B.C. Date/Origin: Sumerian, c. 2200 B.C. Materials: Terracotta Dimension: 11.6 cm L - 4 9/16 inches Provenance: Provenance: Joseph K

Western Europe, France, Regence period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An opulent pair of brass and rock crystal girandoles, each intricately comprised of a bottom tier of 5 lights surmounted by 3 addit

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An enormous example of a stick meant for digging large yams from the ground known as a gisa. The gisa

Egyptian Hematite Mace Head, Early Dynastic Period, ex. BonhamsMace made of very hard hematite, from a staff, highly polished surface, pierced vertically.Size:6.4 cm D - 2 1/2 inches Material:Hematite

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4

Polynesian, probably Samoan, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A hand-made model of an outrigger canoe, featuring a single hull that has been hollowed out with a central mast supported by eleven fiber

Luristan Bronze Axe Head, Persia, ex. Bonhams, c. Early 1st Millennium B.C.Slender shaft with spike base.Size:11.6 cm L - 4 1/2 inches Material:Bronze Culture:Luristan, Iran, c. 2nd - 1st Millennium B

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