RARE EARLY 20TH C. INDONESIAN SULAWESI TORAJA ARMOR VEST

**Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-carved wooden spoons, each exhibiting a range

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An attractive carved wooden lute with two strings and a tuning peg for each. The body is decorated with flo

Woman's blouse, "lemba" painted beaten bark cloth (fuya), early to mid 20th century, Toraja, Sulawesi. Size: 36'' x 31'' (91 x 79 cm).

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating set of wooden anthropomorphic puppets known as tau tau, connected by two dowels. The figures

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi Island, Toraja culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely-built square granary door, hand-carved from dense jackfruit wood, with an abstract bu

Indonesian Toraja Tau-Tau Standing Male Ancestor Figure, Sulawesi, early/mid 20th century, jackfruit wood. Size: 53'' x 11'' x 16'' (135 x 28 x 41 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserv

**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, Tetum; Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 3 spoons: 2 Toraja wood spoons an

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early 20th century CE. An amazing ritualistic canopy known as a kandaure comprised of thousands of glass seed beads strung and woven on f

A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDONESIAN CARVED TRIBAL CROCODILE BOX AND COVER possibly Dayak People (Borneo). 60 cm x 30 cm.

2 Antique Cotton Ikat Ceremonial "Sekomundi" Textiles, early 20th century, Toraja people, Sulawesi. Sizes: 1) 64'' x 50'' (163 x 127 cm); 2) 66'' x 50.5'' (168 x 128 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of As

A Sulawesi warrior vest. Greater Sunda islands, Indonesia, Sulawesi. 20th century.Provenance: Collection of John WoodhallCondition: The absence of a condition statement does not denote that the lot is

Toraja Sulawesi Ikat, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Hand spun cotton and natural dyes. Size: 5'2'' x 4'2'' (157 x 127 cm). Provenance: Sylvia and Philip Chaplain Collection, New Hampshire.

Mamasa Toraja Spinning Wheel, Sulawesi, Early 20th C. Wood and plant fiber. With three carved ancestor figures. Provenance: John Barker Fine Arts, Albuquerque. Size: 18.5'' x 19'' x 23.5'' (47 x 48 x

Moro Chainmail Armor Vest The Moros Philippines late 19th/early 20th century Chainmail, Brass, Water Buffalo Horn --- The Moros were the endemic people of the Philippines who fought the US marines dur

Rare Antique Ceremonial Blouse, Sulawesi, Early 20th C. Ceremonial blouse called "halili petondu", cotton, mica flakes, applique, embroidery, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 23'' x 34'' (58 x 86 cm

**Originally Listed At $200** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. late 20th century CE. A massive woven textile, made of two joined panels, with knotted fringe at its shorte

Rare Yi Goatskin Vest, Yunnan, early 20th century. Size: 34'' x 32'' (86 x 81 cm).

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An impressive lidded vessel skillfully executed in terracotta, the body presenting a globular form on a

Toraja sacred cloth depicting people, animals and other auspicious symbols, "ma'wa", rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes, early 20th c .Size: 144'' x 35'' (366 x

Rare Li Leather Vest, Yunnan, China, early 20th century. Size: 33'' x 19'' (84 x 48 cm).

Toraja Sacred Heirloom Mawa, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Hanging in hand resist, brown-black dye, red accents probably directly applied. Trees of life on long sides with traces of applied d

"Tau tau" funerary statue, Tana Toraja peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Carved wood with incised designs, inset arms. Fair/weathered condition. Early/mid 20th c. Size: 38.5'' x 9'' x 5.25'' (98 x 23 x 13

Indonesian Painted Fiber Blouse from Central Sulawesi, Early 20th C. Size: 29'' x 35.5'' (74 x 90 cm). The people of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, primarily dressed in barkcloth until the introduction

AN INDONESIAN BUGIS ALAMANG SWORD Indonesia, Sulawesi, late 19th century to early 20th century. The long Alamang sword of the Bugis people with a straight steel (iron) blade and a finely incised silve