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THB19th C. Dayak Wood, Rattan, & Nickel Brass Shaman's Box
Lot 100
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak, ca. 19th century. A carved-wood shaman box of cylindrical form wrapped in three registers of braided rattan fiber with a pair of hand-carved tutelary figures strapped to its exterior. Sitting upon an annular base, the box displays a circular rim and a broad mouth over a deep basin. The exterior of the box boasts two thick horizontal bands of braided rattan fiber in a hue of golden caramel over a chocolate brown base. A conical lid tops the lovely vessel, adorned with a rattan fiber-wrapped periphery and a raised circle embellishment at its center, which is surrounded by four annular recessed areas. Two carved figures decorate one side of the vessel, sitting atop integral plinths with their elbows resting on their drawn up knees and their hands on the back of their necks. Size: 8.25" W x 9" H (21 cm x 22.9 cm)
Intended to represent tutelary spirits and hold apotropaic powers, the fascinating figures showcase slender bodies with attenuated limbs and large, bald heads bearing inlaid, glass bead eyes, flat noses, and incised, open mouths. One of the curious figures is adorned with a pair of petite nickel brass arm bands. Boxes such as this example are known as "Lupong manang" and used by Dayak shamans to hold all the magical instruments they may need for healing, oracles, and predictions.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Dr. Gallagher collection, Sydney, Australia, 1960 to 2000, collected in Sarawak, Malaysia in 1982
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#161464Two collection labels on base. Missing top finial. Light surface wear with minor nicks/chips, abrasions, and hairline surface fissures as shown. Otherwise, very nice with light patina.Condition
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