Mentawai Spirit Bird, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Mentawai Spirit Bird, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. The body and wings of the bird are carved separately and attached with a wooden peg or iron nail. The bird is freely s

Rare Antique Mentawai Islands Guardian Figure, Indonesia. Seated Antique Male Effigy Figure (tulangan sirimanua) Siberut Island, Mentawai Archipelago, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Carved tropical hardwood

TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: Océanique - Partie de l'ile de Sumatra [Note sur l'île de Sumatra] - No. 18 Western Sumatra, Siberut and the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia DATE PRINTED: 1827 IMAGE SIZE:

West Sumatra, Indonesia, vintage cotton "Selendang" shoulder cloth, indigo herbal dyed color with traditional stitch pattern, 64"l x 18"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Rare Minangkabau Cover For Ceremonial Betel Stand ("Tutuik"Or "Saputangan Siriah"), West Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Silk, plain weave, cut and drawn threadwork embroidered with silk in weaving

Rare Minangkabau Cover For Ceremonial Betel Stand ("Tutuik" Or "Saputangan Siriah"), West Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Silk, plain weave, cut and drawn threadwork embroidered with silk in weaving

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

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, West Coast Sumatra or Jambi area, Bengkulu, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A geometric, stylized rendering of an enigmatic human figure with a blank, featureless visage, carve

Antique Palembang Ceremonial Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Sumatra, Indonesia. Shoulder cloth of silk with patterning in weft ikat, center field of stylized garuda birds and plant forms. Unusual tumpals with s

Native American Zuni Carved Bird Fetish, measures 1.25''L x 1''H, turquoise-coral-shell heishi spirit bundle, bird is sitting on top of mother of pearl arrowhead, turquoise eyes

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

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

KIUGAK (KIAWAK) ASHOONA, O.C., R.C.A. (1933-2014) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET) Spirit Bird (Natturalik), c. 1965-66 stone, 19.5 x 12 x 8 in (49.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm) unsigned. Provenance Private Collection, T

Rare Headcloth With Ikat And Embroidery, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. Silk headcover of weft wrap resist (ikat) in a square design with plain borders on all sides, these plain borders filled

Cold War vintage automaton singing bird music box. Made in West Germany. Features singing red and black bird with moving wings. Gilt box with figural transferware cameo and rose flower motif trim. Goo

Lot of 17 decorative combs, Sumatra/ Indonesia, around 1930, horn/bone, partly withfine figural ornamentation, rare on offer

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Cotton, silk, metal thread, mica/mirrors, very heavy. Size: 4'5'' x 3'9'' (135 x 114 cm). Provenance: Ex. Roger Hollander col

Antique Papepai Ceremonial Shipcloth Hanging, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Fine palepai ceremonial shipcloth hanging, supplementary weft on handspun cotton, natural dyes. Ex co

A Batak Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Indonesia, of abstracted form with simple incising delineating the face, ears, and arms, fine old variegated patina, on custom wood base, purchased from James Willis

Coloured Pencil Drawing Kenojuak in Syllabics Lower Right, Untitled Spirit Birds 19 1/8" X 25

wood, brown patina, a) head with cocks comb, elongated body with seat-like flattened and slightly vaulted back, broad tail feathers, plug-like projection at the bottom (cut off), h: 14 cm, l: 78 cm; b

Fine palepai ceremonial shipcloth hanging supplementary weft on handspun cotton, natural dyes, over 100 years old, some minor repairs, Kayu Agung, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Size: 96'' x 23'' (244 x

Ceremonial Cloth, Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia; cotton, warp ikat. Early 20th c. Size: 68'' x 45'' (173 x 114 cm).

This Squash Blossom features the Peyote Bird also referred to as the Scissortail / Aquatic Spirit Bird believed to be the deliverer of prayers up to the Great Spirit and the foremost identifiable symb