Ethnic bird cage (2)

Ethnic bird cage (2)

A beautifully carved wooden bird cage, with wayang motif. Possibly from Java or Madura island.

Ethnic bird cage (1)

Ethnic bird cage (1)

A beautifully carved bird cage, made from wood. Very suitable for ethnic interior (chinese peranakan).

Adu Zatua

Adu Zatua

Origin: Nias island, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Material: Wood.

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As believers of pure animism, Nias' ancestors embraced the spirits of natures as their gods. They made kinds of statues as the embodiment of the spirits they worshiped. Among them, are the kinds made of wood which they called adu. These statues were made to be placed in a special room in houses, yards and osalis (the houses of worships).
Adu Zatuas was made as male statues, worshiped as replacements for parents whom already passed away. To respect Adu Zatuas, offerings such as swine's brain, heart, liver and intestines would be brought and put inside Nahajo Mange (a worship bowl hold by the statue).
The natives believed that the spirits of their ancestors who had passed away would live inside Zatuas and protect the families. They also believed that a father stood as a protector and a physical life bringer and therefore had the right to give curses.
When a father died, a statue with his resemblance would be made of wood or stone. The reason was to keep his existence in the midst of his family. The sizes of the statues are variant, smaller ones would be kept inside the house while the big ones in the yards.
This male figure grasping two short rods wears an elaborate headdress symbolizing the tree of life.

Iene/Yene from Leti island

Iene/Yene

Origin: Leti island, South West Mollucas, Indonesia.
Material: Wood.

Throughout the islands of Maluku Tenggara in eastern Indonesia, ancestor images indicated important links between the living and the dead. Small seated ancestor figures depicted deceased family members and were kept and used within the home. The present image is likely from Leti Island, where such images were called yene. Each depicted a specific recently deceased individual and served as a vessel in which his or her spirit resided temporarily before departing for the land of the dead and to which it periodically returned to receive offerings or be consulted about important matters. On Leti, the pose of yene indicated the gender and status of the deceased. Male ancestors were shown seated with the legs drawn in to the body, and female ancestors were depicted with the legs crossed.

Upuinai tavu

  

Upuinai Tavu from Tanimbar

Origin: Tanimbar islands, South West Mollucas, Indonesia.
Material: Wood.

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The fertility statue 'upuinai' is a deity statue of the earth/moon. Fertility statues are female statues in the form of a "tree of life" and than carved in such a way until it has an anthropomorphic form, where the whole surface is covered by carvings of the symbol of fertility (spiral). The spiral form is undoubtedly the most dominant decorative motive and is found on practically all statues in the region. Both arms stretched to the left and right and the tips of her fingers are flames of fire. Included in this classification are also the fertility carvings. Very fine and beautiful spiral carvings carved on a flat wooden surface.

This item is very rare, even it is very likely that there is only few of this in Indonesia. We only have one with high quality such as this.

Tifa Tanimbar

Tifa Tanimbar (Tanimbar drum)

Dimension: 80cm (height) x 14cm (top dia.) x 16cm (bottom dia.)

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Tifa is a typical instrument of Mollucas and Papua. Tifa is similar to musical instruments being played also drum beaten way. This instrument is made ​​from a coconut timber and rattan, and its contents emptied or removed on one side of the tip is covered, and usually cover used deer skin that has been dried to produce a good sound and beautiful. The form was usually made ​​with carvings. Every tribe in Mollucas and Papua has a drum with his characteristic respectively.

Musical instruments drum of Mollucas has another name, such as tahito or tihal used in the territories of Central Maluku. Meanwhile, on the island of Aru, the drum has another name that is titir. Type one shaped like a drum with a stick as used in the mosque. Body frame made ​​of wood covered with rattan and shape vary by region of origin.

The Tifa in traditional Moluccas is used at special occasions, such as weddings and parties, but also at funerals. At all of the cultural expressions, like all the Moluccas dances, the Tifa has its central function. Until now, especially at the Moluccas, the Tifa is also used for communication. By beating certain types of rhythm in several villages or areas, the people know what is going on or what to do.

This drum features an elegant sculptural line with a brilliant patina of use. It was acquired from Southeast Mollucas. A classic of its type, such drums were used to create the rhythmic drone of ritual trance dance known throughout the outer islands.

Sa'dan Toraja door panel

Sa'dan Toraja door panel
Dimension: 73cm x 27cm

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Water buffalo play a significant role in the lives of the Sa’dan Toraja people. Standards of wealth, markers of prestige, and symbols of male virility, water buffalo images are common decorative themes on traditional houses. The pa’tedong (essence of water buffalo) abstract design is one of the most common multicolored non-representational images etched into exterior house panels. The wooden carved water buffalo head embellished with real horns commonly adorns the face of a large traditional house. Family status and prestige in the Toraja highlands of South Sulawesi, Indonesia is commonly expressed by the number of water buffalo slaughtered at large funerals. The horns of these sacrificial animals are subsequently posed on the front house pillar as graphic expressions of significant family wealth and social standing.
The wooden door depicted here shows a perfectly configured water buffalo with great arching horns. Local villagers assess particular animals on the basis of size, configuration of horns, color and body type.
The most valuable animals are the grey and white piebald bonga which can sometimes be worth as much as a used automobile. The image on the door beckons residents and guests to enter the house of a family, which has the power and wealth to stage great funerals, then subsequently distribute large quantities of meat to assembled mourners, and which plays an important role in community affairs.

A mid-size example probably used as a house or granary window, but could have been a shrine vault window, as well. The image of a buffalo head, as seen on this example, signified the high rank and wealth of the respected villager. The buffalo is an auspicious motif in Toraja culture, and the staff between the horn is a symbol of defense or protection for the dwelling.

The buffalo is an auspicious motif in Toraja culture, and the staff between the horns is a symbol of defense or protection for the dwelling. - See more at: http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/19049/detail#sthash.iFZoG3a8.dpuf

The buffalo is an auspicious motif in Toraja culture, and the staff between the horns is a symbol of defense or protection for the dwelling. - See more at: http://www.flysfo.com/museum/exhibitions/19049/detail#sthash.iFZoG3a8.dpuf

Beyond the Java Sea (rare book)

Beyond the Java Sea

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Softcover, 11.75" x 8.75", 318 pages, 11 maps, References, Over 350 items, figures and field photos in color and b/w. Text by Paul Michael Taylor and Lorraine V. Aragon. Published by The National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in association with Harry Abrams, New York, 1991.

A splendid book with a superb selection of objects and illuminating field photos. There are chapters on The Indonesian Archipelago and its art, Traditional Indonesian Aesthetics and Design, Nias, Batak, Lampung, Dayak, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Southest Moluccasa, and the North Coast Of Irian Jaya. The text is very readable and highly informative. Items featured include figures, costumes, weapons, jewelry, panels, doors, effigies, drums, canoe prows, fabrics, ornamental objects, shields, and masks. One of the best books available on island Indonesian tribal art!

Dong Son drum

 Dong Son drum (rain drum)

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Đông Sơn drums (also called Heger Type I drums) are bronze drums fabricated by the Dong Son culture, in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. The drums are one of the culture's finest examples of metalworking.

The drums, cast in bronze using the lost wax method, are up to a 40 centimeter in height and weigh up to 10 kg. Dong Son drums were apparently both musical instruments and cult objects. They are decorated with geometric patterns, scenes of daily life and war, animals and birds, and boats. The latter alludes to the importance of trade to the culture in which they were made, and the drums themselves became objects of trade and heirlooms.

Double Head Drums from Riau (old)

Double Head Drums from Riau

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This drum is from Selat Panjang, Siak Sri Indrapura, Riau. It used to fixed the tone of music. It is made from wood, rattan and animal skin. Originally, the art of music in Riau was more functioned for religious activity and local beliefs. The medicine man or shaman played music during healing the disease or the expert in the conquering animals which will take the honey bee. The knowledge expanding and the entering of foreign cultural influence changed the music function, which nowadays more directed for the sake of social aspect. A kind of performing arts such as Mahidin, Hadrah, Kompang, traditional dance "Zapin" and traditional theatrical "Mak Yong" involve some music instruments such as tambourine (rebana), drum (marwas), gong, lute (gambus), accordion and violin during the performance.

Tavu

Tavu from Selaru

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This tavu altar is shaped like a human with gracefully extended arms and at the same time it is decorated with abstract spiral motifs. The arms were carved separately and added. Very few examples still exist today and are displayed only in a handful of European museums (example: http://masterpieces.asemus.museum/masterpiece/detail.nhn?objectId=11849).

This domestic altar, which evoked the body of an ancestor, supported one roof beam of the house. The tavu is a domestic altar dedicated to ancestors. It was placed opposite the front door. The wealth and prestigious assets passed down through a family were also included on the tavu. Certain animals may recall the deeds of the dwelling's founders. On a shelf above the altar lay the skulls of venerated ancestors, their first two vertebrae, and often their effigies. The tavu was an integral part of the notion of lineage and sacred power. It was a clear link between past and present, endowed with special spiritual power, a heritage of the "masters of the house". It was here that prayers and sacrifices were offered to encourage fertility in the people and in the harvest; to ensure success in fishing or headhunting expeditions; and to uphold the union between ancestors and their descendants.

Papua necklace

Papua necklace

Made from dog teeth.

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Antique tray

Antique tray

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Upuinai tavu from Tanimbar island

Upuinai Tavu from Tanimbar

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The fertility statue "upuinai' is a deity statue of the earth/moon. Fertility statues are female statues in the form of a "tree of life" and than carved in such a way until it has an anthropomorphic form, where the whole surface is covered by carvings of the symbol of fertility. Both arms stretched to the left and right and the tips of her fingers are flames of fire. Included in this classification are also the fertility carvings. Very fine and beautiful spiral carvings carved on a flat wooden surface.

Kinangan

Kinangan

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