Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script on Bast, [Sumatra], [19th century].

Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script, on Bast, 50 leaves, each with 11-12 lines of Batak characters in black ink to recto and verso, with red symbols interposed, 14 diagrams or tab

An Indonesian Sumatra Toba Batak "Guri Guri" ceremonial magical substance vessel (19th Century) used to hold the "Puk Puk" magical substance, constructed of hand carved ironwood having a carved vase f

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful example of a hand-carved wooden shaman staff (known as a tunggal panaluan) with a thick iron cone

**Originally Listed At $3500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful shaman staff, hand-carved from a single piece of hardwood. The len

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang, expertly made from a dense wood, for stori

A very rare and finely woven old textile depicting a Ship and various anthropomorphic figures on their way to the after-life. Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia. provenance: Daeng Iskandar, Indone

Indonesia, Sumatra, Karo Batak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An exquisite vessel, the lower section comprised of basketry woven over a piriform shaped gourd, with a figural stopper depictin

Rare Batak Ulos Pinunsaan Textile, 19th century.Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pinunsaan is one of

A Toba Batak Bed-Chest Sumatra, Indonesia, c. 19th to early 20th century A lidded container constructed of thick adze-cut planks secured together with mortise and tenon, a var

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 19th century CE. A serving bowl-sized decorative vessel in the form of an eight-pointed star, made from a thick, coarse red clay and painted with a thin black/g

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

Sumatran Hat, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th C. Hadj hats were commissioned by pilgrims before they set on their way to Mecca. As they made it all the way to the sacred Islamic shrines, these hats were infus

Silk Ikat Selendang Shoulder Cloth, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. A shoulder cloth from Kombring, South Sumatra patterned in weft ikat and embroidery. Size: 6'9'' x 2'9'' (206 x 84 cm). Provenance

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th C. Silk and gold-wrapped thread. Size: 82'' x 33'', 208 x 84 cm (textile). This shoulder cloth was made in Palembang, South Sumatra. The central groun

Silk Songket Textile, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. This woman's shoulder cloth from Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, is crafted from silk with metallic thread. The textile features silk weft ikat, a tech

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

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Toba Batak people, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved buffalo horn powder flask with a spiralized motif on the exterior. A hinged iron dispenser has a bar spring under the h

Batak Ulos Ragidup Ceremonial Textile, Sumatra, 19th C. Toba Batak people. Cotton, constructed from five components (two side panels joined to a larger central section consisting of a large panel in t

Fine Indonesian Ceremonial Textile (ulos ragidup), 19th century, Sumatra, Toba Batak people, cotton. Such textiles were traditionally given to the mother of the bridegroom from the father of the bride

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and well preserved ceremonial mat known as a lampit, woven from rattan. Split slats are laid flat in tight rows,

Indonesia, probably Sumatra Island, Lampung Province, ca. 19th century CE. Simultaneously dazzling and awe-inspiring, a magnificent gilded copper necklace comprised of nine intricately designed pendan

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive and elegant steel and ivory sword with the matching silver and wood sheath known as a kris panjang which liter

19th c. Sumatra, Palembang area, Indonesia Kris (keris) Dagger Handle carved from hardwood, depicting a Fevered Sumatran seated in the classic position with the right arm placed behind the shoulder to

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Madura, & Sumatra, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of 5 hand-carved wooden handles, meant to be affixed onto the tang of a personal sword known as