A DAYAK SUMPITAN BLOWGUN

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

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")

Quiver for blowgun arrows - Dayak - Borneo - 20thRegion: AfricaPeriod: 20th centurySizes: H=285mm L=140mmWeight (K): 0.450kgCondition: At first glance - patina of use - no restoration - no repair

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

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

Fine Borneo Dayak Hampatong Ancestor Figure. Size: OA 70" high. Figure, 49.5" x 8.5" x 8.5"

Late 19th/Early 20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 52 1/2" x 9" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of the

Early 20th c. Carved wood Without stand: 43" x 47" x 5" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Dayak is a generic term used to categorize a quite large group of indigenous peoples of the island

Beautiful shield of the Dayak warriors with signs of wear and honey-colored patina. Borneo, Kalimantan, 19th century. Dimensions: 127 x 38 cm

Dayak Carved Human Skull Trophy. Decorated with two bird of prey talons, six animal skulls, and woven lashings; custom black metal stand. With red 'David Howard Tribal Art' sticker. {Approximate dimen

Antique Seated Hampatong, Dayak, Borneo, 19th C. Carved wood. Areas of restoration. Provenance: ex Dorothy Simon Collection. Size: 31.5'' x 13'' x 11.5'' (80 x 33 x 29 cm). Reference: Feldman, Jerome.

Figuren-Paar, "hampatong" Dayak, Indonesien, Borneo Insel Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 64,5 - 69 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald Mink

Early 20th-century shield (known as a kliau or klebit), Mualang-Dayak people, West Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia. Honey-colored wood with black and red-brown pigments outlining the features of

A Very Finely carved wooden dance shield with ornate incised and painted designs, with a central ancestor figure shown wearing a cross necklace and open mouth, large round psychedelic eyes and wonderf

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);

Dayak Baby Carrier. With beaded panel, straps, beads and bell adornments. Size: 17'' x 18.5'' x 8'' (43 x 47 x 20 cm). Together with a Beaded Hat. Size: 3.5'' x 7'' x 7'' (9 x 18 x 18 cm).

Ngaju Dayak Guardian Figure called Hampatong, Central Borneo, early 1900s. On stand. Provenance: acquired from Emile Delataile, Brussels in the 1980s. Size: 63'' x 7'' x 7'' (160 x 18 x 18 cm). Height

Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak peoples, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden guardian figure from a culture with an esteemed tradition of wood carving. The figure has

A Dayak equestrian stopper. ++ An equestrian stopper, Borneo, Dayak. 20th century. 5" x 3" x 2", Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. "Hampatong' is the name

Dayak Sun Hat, Borneo, Mid 20th C. Wood, plant fiber, red pigment. On stand. Size: 6.5'' x 13'' x 13'' (17 x 33 x 33 cm); Height on stand: 12" (30 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, C

Dayak human trophy skull Borneo, the cranium having all over incised decoration, the eyes inset with shells and the whole having a heavy patina

Rare Bidayu Dakak Beaded Hat, Borneo, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Glass beads, reeds. Size: 8.75'' x 6'' x 6'' (22 x 15 x 15 cm); Height on stand: 17" (43 cm). For a similar example, see The Metropolitan

Dayak human trophy skull, Borneo, circa 1900, the cranium having all over incised decoration, the eyes inset with shells, and the whole having a heavy patina, 6"h x 5.5"w x 7"d