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THBEarly 20th C. Indonesian Dayak Wooden Medicine Box
Lot 102b
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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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Mar 18, 2021
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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, much more. All items have been legally acquired and are legal to sell. Convenient in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Eastern Kalimantan, Kayanic Dayak people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A cylindrical bamboo container with wooden anthropomorphic figures and stylized motifs across the body and lid. The vessel is tall, and the natural hollow bamboo stalk forms the interior storage cavity. Three figures projecting from the sides act as handles and guardian spirits. They are skillfully depicted in a sitting position upon an openwork shelf with bent legs and arms, and elongated faces. The sides of the container have three swirling low relief shapes. This swirling emblem is repeated on the lid and represents Buah Berinjan, a vine pattern. The lid has a tiered handle with a lotus bud finial, and fits snugly into the cylindrical vessel. This intricate container was used for storing medicinal plants or roots for the shaman to use during healing or magic rituals. The people along the sides represent warriors, and are known as guardian poles to protect the contents of the container. A very special piece! Size: 4.25" W x 11" H (10.8 cm x 27.9 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Hugh Gallagher Collection, acquired in Sarawak, Malaysia in 1982
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#162986Lid is stiff, but comes off. Stable pressure fissures. Cracking and chipping to rattan fiber along bottom of vessel. Some surface abrasions and nicks to high pointed areas. Nice patina!Condition
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