Buffalo Bone Medicine Container - Atoni - West Timor

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

Lime powder container with carved hand WEST TIMOR bamboo cm 19,5 x 5 (inches 7.7 x 2") 70 g Nicely carved and rare container used by Atoni people to carry lime powder, made of bamboo, with a carved ha

antropomorphic lime container in fruit pitt + lime container in bamboo WEST TIMOR wood cm 15; 13 (inches: 6") 2 containers used to carry lime powder. (Atoni people mix it with betel nut or sirih leave

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

On offer is a rare horned mask field collected in the central highlands of West Timor. It has an unusual squared face with 2 small horns just above the sketched ears. The very rough, simple design, to

Old figure of ancestor with hands on hips - Atoni - West Timor Mesurements: 39.5 x 9 cm / 15.5" x 3.5" ca. WEIGHT: 430 g Expressive figure depicting ancestral character that stands up with hands on hi

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

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

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

On offer is a very old and weathered guardian figure depicting standing ancestor with hands joined on the abdomen and smiling expression. The headdress originally was voluminous and represented the tr

Small mask made from bamboo base - Atoni - West Timor DIMENSIONS: cm 15 x 12 x 8 (inch 6" x 4,7" x 3,2" ) WEIGHT: 250 g ca. Atoni mask carved out from the base of a bamboo plant. Nice tridimensional d

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

Atoni mask made of fossilized coral - Atoni tribe - West Timor Cm 23 x 12.5 x 7 (9.1" x 5" x 2.75") weight: 1.24 kg On offer is a mask carved from a block of fossilized coral (brain coral, Symphillia,

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

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

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

On offer is an old wood figure depicting horse and rider, personally field collected in the Atoni region, West Timor. Remarkable design typical from South Amanatun district, with big volumes and round

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

MSUREMENTS: Knife: cm 18(7"); Sheat: 13,5 (5,3") On offer is an old used and worn knife with wooden handle and leather sheat, personally collected among Ngada tribe, in Flores Island. The sheat looks

Expressive dark wood mask, collected in the central highlands of West Timor. Dimensions: 30 x 15 x 9 inches: 12 x 6 x 3 1/2" Material: wood Central highlands of West Timor, NTT, Indonesia Weight: 400

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