Ceremonial Staff Bird Shape Atoni West Timor Indonesia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEST TIMOR "cm 25 x16 (10""x 6.3"") Weight: 2.2 kg ca Mask from Atoni tribes of the central highlands of West Timor (Indonesia). Expressive artifact, and very particular for the material of which is m

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

Aitos ancestral figure pole - West Timor - Indonesia Old ancestor pole (called aitòs amog Atoni tribe). This kind of statues are believed to be a medium to the world of the spirits, a mean to ask peo

Ca. 1940s. Buffalo horn spoon w/bird finial; Timor island, Indonesia Atoni people. Sparingly used in eating of ritualistic meals, this spoon features typical Atani bird and quasi-geometric spiral-form

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

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph of

An Osanyin Staff. An iron ceremonial healing staff depicting a stylized bird surrounded by sixteen smaller birds. Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa 22.5" x 12" x 12"