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the interior of the scoop decorated with a zoomorphic pattern in black and red.

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depicting in two registers, elephants with riders and various animals. (some wear and folding on the outer edges)

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with a decortion of flower heads in various sizes.

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cowry shell eyes, one ear with plant fiber.

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plain with one vertical and eight rattan reinforcements.

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The front showing aso motifs in red on a white ground, rattan reinforcements.

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one with a half-figure on the back and Western Kalimantan, Kantun Dayak, a stylised figure. The lief shaped smaal wooden shield with a handle at the back.

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a open worked stone circular form showing a standing anthropomorphic standing figure with spread arms.

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The Kenyalang is seen as a spiritual bird, as a guardian and an omen-bearing entity.

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decorated with fluid painted patterns. Signed and dated '86

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on the reverse of the handle an anthropomorphic figure with hands touching the belly, cotton braided strap.

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with natural pigments in yellow, ocher, red and white.

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(with label

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finely coiled plant fiber and pigments in red, white

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with an old unedible label.

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the grip covered in cloth and braided plant fiber strands.

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the head with lobes in three different sizes.

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consisting of three parts tied together by rattan and decortated with white, red and black pigments. The reverse with a pattern in black.

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with some wear on front

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As a symbol of power, fecundity and wealth the water buffalo is omnipresent in Toraja culture. Not only is the kerbau the guardian of the dead, the animal is considered the vehicle of the dead to the hereafter. On the present old item the stylized head with an upward extension, to some this represents the Tree-of-Life, we see a male figure with spread arms and legs in between the near circle of the horns connoting both death and fecundity in this very image. By rendering the figure in contours, the spirit nature seems to be accentuated.

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showing in high relief a standing anthropomorphic figure with raised arms and spread legs. With dark black patina.

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With accents in black pigment.

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the top part with characteristic elements without incised patterns.

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the raised features black pigmented.

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conisting of five stacked rows of conus shell discs with nassa shell strings, animal teeth, various shell elements and plant fiber bindings.

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the upper part of the shaft showing an unusual depiction of a standing anthropomorph holding the head of a diminutive figure in front standing on an upside down kneeling anthropomorph, and crowned by an unidentified quadruped with opened muzzle.

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with accents in red, white and black.

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with free carved arms and various body motifs, standing on a rectangular panel showing anthropomorphic figures.

depicting in high relief an aso and abstracted aso motifs and leeches in low relief.

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complete with piso, beaded pendants, goat hair, the deer horn hilt with tufts of animal hair. The blade showing three inserted brass rows with starts and moons.

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in the shape of an aquatic bird, the lid in the shape of a roof. With red and black pigments.

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the borders showing simians and spirals.

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depicting a seated long-haired Chinese figure clad in jacket and flat headdress, matt black patina.

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with remnants of pigments.

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showing an standing ancestor figure with open worked carved anthropomorph and animal figures.

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showing a large animal beak and protruding a human head. With painted geometrical patterns in yellow, white, black and red.

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an oval wooden mask set in a rattan frame with painted bark sheath. With red, white and black pigments, rattan and bird feathers.

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along the face a dentated border, carved double spirals on the forehead. With remnants of black and white pigments and a hanging hole at the top.

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