Pectoral Breast Plate, West Timor, Indonesia

Disc-shaped pectoral breast plate in brass, West Timor, Indonesia. Raised lip around outer edge, punch decorated and classic filigree-decorated breast-like shape at center. Disk diameter measures 6.75

Cotton Ikat Wrapper, West Timor, Indonesia, Early 20th C. "Selimut", man's wrapper cloth of warp faced handspun cotton, with a design of narrow stripes of alternating ikat and plain dyed red and yello

Cotton Ikat Wrapper, West Timor, Indonesia, Early 20th C. "Selimut", man's wrapper cloth of warp faced handspun cotton, with a design of narrow stripes of alternating ikat and plain dyed red and yello

Biboki, West Timor, Indonesia, vintage coarse cotton ikat sarong, assorted colors stripe with traditional pattern, 63"l x 22"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Biboki, West Timor, Indonesia, vintage coarse cotton ikat textile, rust ground with narrow yellow stripes and traditional pattern, consists of two panels sewn together, 77"l x 43"w PROVENANCE:From the

Dark Atoni mask with squared face - West Timor, Indonesia - tribal ethnographic DIMENSIONS: MESURENENTS: cm 23 x 16 x 5/ 9" 6.2" x 2" Weight: 450 g On offer is a fine example of Timorese protective ma

2 figurines from a Dayak medicine box Silver hair pin decorated with dutch coins from 1920's. Old patina. Certainly tribally used. Little but rare and authentic item. Mesurements: 10 cm Provenance: In

Selfstanding Atoni mask - West Timor - Indonesia Atoni mask, selfstanding, field collected in Amanatun district, West Timor. cm x 20 x 14 ( 8" x 6") 270 g. ca. No Reserve: This lot starts at $1 and ha

Fertility male figure - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 26 (inches: 8") Weight: 200 g DESCRIPTION: Figure of male ancestor in squatting position, with enhanced sex organs, symbol of stren

Animist Finial figure - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 29 (inches: 11.2") DESCRIPTION: Interesting finial figure composed by two pieces, one bird on the top and a the base that contains

No Reserve! Reserve Reduced! NO RESERVE Mesurements: 21 (8") carved skull, featuring an engraved crocodile on the top. This kind of skull are part of the paraphernalia that Atoni use during ceremonies

The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive tradition (or traditions) of dance masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they are wor

Ancestor figurine with worn arm - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 20 (inches: 8") Weight: 200 g DESCRIPTION: Very fine carved old ancestor figure, field collected during my last trip. It

Ceremonial staff wit bird shaped handle- Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 111 (inches: 43.7") Ceremonial staff, finely carved with the handle shaped as a rooster, that in Timorese culture

Atoni mask with a broken eye - West Timor DIMENSIONS: diameter: cm 24 x 19.5 (inch 9.5 x 7.7" ) WEIGHT: 600 g ca. DESCRIPTION: Old Atoni mask with enhanced ears and a dent at the eye. Nice age encrust

Rare ceremonial Atoni spoon, obtained from a single buffalo horn, decorated with traditional kaif and birds motivs, particular for the presence of two inlaid metallic plates. The biggest plate should

Antropomorphic container with scratcher - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 15 (inches: 6") DESCRIPTION: Lovely container made of a single buffalo horn with the stopper carved as a head, th

Old ancestral figure pair -West Timor - Indonesia Mesurements: cm 55 x 10 (inches: 18" x 4") Period: middle 20th century Provenance: Indonesian collection Old pair of ancestor figures, both figures ar

Old wide Atoni mask - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 34 x 16 (inches: 13.4"x 6.3") WEIGHT: 1.16 kg DESCRIPTION: Old massive mask with elongated shape and basic design. Hard lines and the squared

Ancestral figure couple without face - West Timor The main particularity of this pair of ancestors is the absence of face features, that enhances the abstract and cubistic looking. Traces of erosion s

Shaman mortar and pestel - Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia Mortar: diameter 13 cm; pestel cm 18 (inches: 5") WEIGHT: 190 g. Shaman mortar and pestel. The mortar is made from a coconut shell and the pest

Small Atoni mask - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 19x 11 (inches: 7.4"x 4.5") Small mask field collected among the Atoni tribe. Interesting encrusted patina and sign of erosion. Not stand includ

Simple but worn roof top decoration - West Timor, Indonesia Massive, simple designed roof top, round shaped, with 4 faces engraved all around (one face is almost deasappeared by the wearing. Tribally

Ceremonial fork carved as a crocodile- Atoni - West Timor, Indonesia DIMENSIONS: cm 43 x 7 (inches: 17" x 2.75") DESCRIPTION: Old ceremonial fork carved as a crocodile. In spite of its age and damages