Note the Berinjan / creeper vine motif, 1990s collection. Height: 25 cm / 9.8 inches Width: 16.5 cm / 6.5 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg / 1.7 lb Masks  More »

Note the Berinjan / creeper vine motif, 1990s collection. Height: 25 cm / 9.8 inches Width: 16.5 cm / 6.5 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg / 1.7 lb Masks in this region in Borneo are mainly used for harvest festival, fertility rites, soul catching and death ceremonies and spiritual dances. Soul catching mask are always unearthly, harvest festival mask being colorful, demon dance mask look sinister and demonic, their trademark features bearing facial expressions such as protruding eyes-jagged teeth-demonic fangs-tongue jutting out-wrinkled forehead..etc COLORS are which provides the masks its identities, white as base color and black to emphasize the features, red is always used to denote a demonic character. I will ship by Registered Mail, 14 working days worldwide, insurance included.   « Less

Note the protruding fangs, 1980s collection. Height: 24 cm / 9.4 inches Width: 14 cm / 5.5 inches Side width: 7 cm / 2.8 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg  More »

Note the protruding fangs, 1980s collection. Height: 24 cm / 9.4 inches Width: 14 cm / 5.5 inches Side width: 7 cm / 2.8 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg / 1.7 lb Masks in this region in Borneo are mainly used for harvest festival, fertility rites, soul catching and death ceremonies and spiritual dances. Soul catching mask are always unearthly, harvest festival mask being colorful, demon dance mask look sinister and demonic, their trademark features bearing facial expressions such as protruding eyes-jagged teeth-demonic fangs-tongue jutting out-wrinkled forehead..etc COLORS are which provides the masks its identities, white as base color and black to emphasize the features, red is always used to denote a demonic character. Shipping to USA and Canada is 38 usd, for other countries, please email me, thanks.   « Less

1970s collection. Height: 25 cm / 9.8 inches Width: 32 cm / 12.6 inches Weight: 0.2 kg / 0.44 lb After packing: 1.5 kg / 3.3 lb Masks in this region in Borneo are mainly used  More »

1970s collection. Height: 25 cm / 9.8 inches Width: 32 cm / 12.6 inches Weight: 0.2 kg / 0.44 lb After packing: 1.5 kg / 3.3 lb Masks in this region in Borneo are mainly used for harvest festival, fertility rites, soul catching and death ceremonies and spiritual dances. Soul catching mask are always unearthly, harvest festival mask being colorful, demon dance mask look sinister and demonic, their trademark features bearing facial expressions such as protruding eyes-jagged teeth-demonic fangs-tongue jutting out-wrinkled forehead..etc COLORS are which provides the masks its identities, white as base color and black to emphasize the features, red is always used to denote a demonic character. Shipping to USA and Canada is 46.80 usd, for other countries please email me, thanks.   « Less

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0202 Old Batak BONE container. The body(real cow bone, hollow inside) were used for storing traditional medicines and sometimes jewelry. Batak  More »

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0202 Old Batak BONE container. The body(real cow bone, hollow inside) were used for storing traditional medicines and sometimes jewelry. Batak text motifs ( I believe a form of calender) are carved on the bone piece. The stopper resembling a Batak man and animal figurine is carved from wood.Circa 1980. Height: 30 cm / 11.8 inches Diameter: 3 cm / 1.2 inch Bone only: 8 cm / 3.1 inches long Weight: 0.1 kg / 0.22 lb Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra Indonesia.   « Less

Circa 1980, mint. Height: 14 cm / 5.5 inches Base: 12 x 13 cm / 4.7 x 5.1 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg / 1.7 lb I will be using Registered Mail, 14  More »

Circa 1980, mint. Height: 14 cm / 5.5 inches Base: 12 x 13 cm / 4.7 x 5.1 inches Weight: 0.3 kg / 0.66 lb After packing: 0.8 kg / 1.7 lb I will be using Registered Mail, 14 working days worldwide, insurance included.   « Less

For storing jewelry and documents. 1980s collection, mint. Height: 44 cm / 17.3 inches Diameter: 13.5 cm / 5.3 inches Weight: 1.6 kg / 3.5 lb After packing 3.5 kg / 7.7 lb  More »

For storing jewelry and documents. 1980s collection, mint. Height: 44 cm / 17.3 inches Diameter: 13.5 cm / 5.3 inches Weight: 1.6 kg / 3.5 lb After packing 3.5 kg / 7.7 lb Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra Indonesia. Their heartland lies to the west of Medan. In fact the Batak include several groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and customs (adat). The Toba Batak believe that they originate from one ancestor Si Raja Batak, everyone else descended from him.   « Less

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0196 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 24 cm / 9.4 inches Diameter: 20 cm / 7.9 inches Weight: 2.7 kg / 5.9 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb  More »

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0196 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 24 cm / 9.4 inches Diameter: 20 cm / 7.9 inches Weight: 2.7 kg / 5.9 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb The Lupongs / medicine containers body is carved from a single Billion / Ironwood trunk, adorn with beautiful motifs of the Buah Berinjan / creeper vine, Dragons Eye and Crocodile.   « Less

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0194 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 23 cm / .9.1 inches Diameter: 17.5 cm / 6.9 inches Weight: 2.3 kg / 5 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb  More »

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0194 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 23 cm / .9.1 inches Diameter: 17.5 cm / 6.9 inches Weight: 2.3 kg / 5 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb The Lupongs / medicine containers body is carved from a single Billion / Ironwood trunk, adorn with beautiful motifs of the Buah Berinjan / creeper vine, Dragons Eye and Aso Dog.   « Less

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0193 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 36 cm / 14.2 inches Diameter: 19 cm / 7.5 inches Weight: 2.6 kg / 5.7 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb  More »

Borneoartifact item number: MC 0193 Large Iban Lupong container. Height: 36 cm / 14.2 inches Diameter: 19 cm / 7.5 inches Weight: 2.6 kg / 5.7 lb After packing: 4 kg / 8.8 lb The Lupongs / medicine containers body is carved from a single Billion / Ironwood trunk, adorn with beautiful motifs of the Buah Berinjan / creeper vine, Dragons Eye and Anthropomorphic figure.   « Less

Borneoartifact item number: MC0192 Giant Iban Lupong container. Height: 35 cm / 13.8 inches Diameter: 21 cm / 8.3 inches Weight: 3 kg / 6.6 lb After packing: 4.5 kg / 9.9 lb  More »

Borneoartifact item number: MC0192 Giant Iban Lupong container. Height: 35 cm / 13.8 inches Diameter: 21 cm / 8.3 inches Weight: 3 kg / 6.6 lb After packing: 4.5 kg / 9.9 lb The Lupongs / medicine containers body is carved from a single Billion / Ironwood trunk, adorn with beautiful motifs of the Buah Berinjan / creeper vine, Dragons Eye and Anthropomorphic figure.   « Less