Wooden Sculpture of Totemic Figures from Timor Island, Indonesia, circa 1970s

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...

Pair of water buffalo horn ritual spoons from Timor Island, Indonesia, (circa 1950s). The horns of large creatures were often used to carve intricate spoons which were most likely...

Material: Andesite stone Material: wood 75,5 cm high 53 cm wide and 26 cm deep Andesite is a very hard volcanic stone Originating from Indonesia Hand carved from one block of ...

Material: lavastone 121 cm high 60 cm wide and 50 cm deep Originating from Indonesia Newly hand carved from a single block lavastone Estimated weight : +/- 200 kg Can be shipp...