Tribal Art

Brazil, Wayana-Aparai, mask with an anthropomorophic face and long tassles of plant fiber. Private collection Wassenaar and Berry de Bruijn, Breda...

Philippines, Luzon, Bontoc, wooden shield Provenance, Nefertari Tabak and private Dutch collection. [1] h 86 cm.

Philippinnes, Luzon, Ifugao, armlet the central standing anthropomorphic figure with a tuft of goat hair. Private Dutch collection. [1] h. 11,8 cm...

PNG, Ramu, wooden trumpet, stone carved, turminating in an anthropomorphic head, with transfers knotches, circles and other styilzed motives aroun...

Timor, ceremonial cartridge belt, made of water buffalo's hide, the pouches decorated with metal nails and partely covered by Dutch silver coins. ...

Borneo, East Kalimantan, Kenyah-Kayan, sword, mandau the iron blade with an insiced scoll pattern, dear antler handle, the wooden scabbert with in...

Malaysia, Kelantan, kris the hilt shaped as a wayang figure, mounted silver nose, head ornaments, eyes and fangs, straight pamor blade Provenance:...

Thailand, Patani, kris with Tajong hilt, straight pamor blade, the gandar with silver mountings Provenance: uit de collectie van Emile van Veenend...

Central Nias, standing female ancestor figure, adu zatua, Provenance Ed. Smit, The Hague [1] h. 36,5 cm.

South Nias or Batu Ilands, standing male ancestor figure, ada zatua/ azu nowu Provenance private collection The Hague, Netherlands. On a tropical ...

Sumatra, Toba Batak, standing ancestor figure, debata hidup, with metal inlaid eyes.. Provenance Taty Zwiep and possibly Da Silva, The Hague. [1] ...

Central Borneo, Kenyah Kayan complex, wooden door panel, an aso in high relief, details with shell and metal. With traces of pigments. Provenance ...

Borneo, Kayan, Dayak, face mask [1] w. 33,7 cm.

Nias, sword, balato, the hilt shaped as a lasara head with a scroling figure at the back, a rattan bowl with coconut shell charms l. 64,5 cm

Sumatra, Nias, hook, the natural branche figuration carved as a deer's head on the rectangular back extention an anthropomorphic figure. [1] L. ...

West Timor, Atoni, water bufalo horn hair comb. with metal applications, beaded strings and cotton band. [1] h. 17,2 cm. (horn)

Nusantengara, Lombok, machete, the scabbard with a three dimentional human head. [1] L. 68 cm.

PNG, Abelam, coiled plantfiber large yammask [1] h. 124,5 cm.

Borneo, East Kalimantan, Kenyah-Kayan Dayak, sword, mandau, carved dear antler hilt with tufts of animal hair, the wooden scabart with braided rat...

Nias, sword, balato, the hilt with a lasara finial with a human figure on top, the scabbard with alimium bands. [1] L. 60,6 cm.

New Brittany, Baining, beaten bark cloth dance attribute, Provenance, MSC, Hiltrup, father Höltker. [1] w. 148 cm.

Thailand, Patani, kris, silver Tajong hilt, slight meandering pamor blade, gandar with silver bands and mounting Provenance: uit de collectie van ...

Sumatra, Batak, sword, kalasan, hilt sukul jering, with metal collar, hard wood scabbard, with metal applications. [1] L. 61 cm.

Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao, a wooden ceremonial ladle, topped by a squatting figure with ceramic inlaid eyes. On a custom made metal stand. Privat...

Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao/Kankanay, wooden circular ritual bowl; food dish, with three fine carved ball-shaped holes, with shiny usage patina (1)...

Philippines, Ifugao, large bowl-tray, duyu [1] diam. 38 cm.

P.N. Guinea, Ramu river, hourglass shaped drum, the handle on both sides carved with diminutive figures, partly incised pattern, traces of pigment...

Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, quiver the belt hook with asy motives, with arrows. Herewith a bamboo quiver with rattan bindings. [2] L. 44,5 and...

PNG, Trobriant Islands, Massim, splashboard, with two central carved anthropomorphic figures, below the missing top border. Old Dutch private coll...

PNG, Maprik, carved wooden spirit head with remnants of pigments. Ex collection Ger Daniels, Heemstede, the Netherlands. Provenance: Ger Daniëls, ...

PNG, Southern Highlands, Mendi, elbow bracelet, porpi, Provenance private American collection and Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam. On custom mad...

Borneo, Kalimantan, Dayak, three various swords, mandau, two plaid with copper or brass inlay, two with dear antler hilts, one wood. Private Dutch...

Philippines, Luzon, Bontoc, bowl with two loop holes shaped as anthropomorphic heads 1 L. 29,8 cm.

Borneo, East Kalimantan, Kenyah Kayan complex, Dayak, face mask, hudoq. Ex Da Silva, The Hague. On a custom made stand.

Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak, carved wooden spirit figure L. 46,5 cm.

PNG, North Coast, Wewak, mask female muscito mask with concave face and nose with red and white pigments in dots. [1] L. 45 cm.

Australia, Aborigin wooden club with a poker work pattern and a boomerang one side with circles and knotched pattern, the other side with circles ...

Philippines, Kalinga, hatchet and Ifugao, knife in scabbard, ginnutu. [2] L. 49,5 and 50,5 cm.

PNG, Trobriant Islands, Massim, dance shield. on a custom made stand. [1] w. 63 cm.

Java, mask, wayang topeng with traces of tradional pigments. On a custom made stand. [1] h. 20 cm.

Java, East Javanese period, a bronze mirror, ca. 13th-15th century. with an open worked handle. Private Dutch collection [1] L. 17,3 cm.

Java, two copper ceremonial dishes, talam, Late Javanese period with inverted rim and a central chiseled pattern. Private Dutch collection. [2] di...

PNG, Boiken, wooden food platter with an stylized animal figure in relief Provenance: Ger Daniëls, Heemstede [1] diam. 58 cm.

Bali/Lombok, kris, Locek Sasang hilt of stringed animal hair, gilded metal details, coloured and semi-precious stones, straight pamor iron blade o...

Java, Surakarta, kris naga sasra blade, thirteen luk, gilt metal open worked selut with inten inlays, metal mendak with inten stones, chiseled sil...

Timor, Beboki, man's wrap, beti fut bibuk'sa, a three part cloth, with natural pigments. Ex collection Haji Nur, Kupang, 1994. Private German coll...

Sumatra, Minangkabau, shoulder cloth, slendang, cotton and silk. Herewith Sumatra, Toba - Karo Batak, textile part, shoulder cloth [2] 187 x 46 an...

Lembata, Ata dei, ceremonial sarong, kewatek nai telo Herewith Kissar, woman's sarong, hommon. Private German collection [1] 203 x 125 and 132 x 1...

Bali, four various textiles; A negara-culari, woman's silk and silver wraped threat breast cloth, sabuk; Buleleng, man's silk hip cloth, kampuh en...

Rai Jua, men's ceremonial hip cloth, hi'i pudi, cotton. herewith three Rai Jua cotton belts and Sulawesi, Minahassa, sacret textile, ca. 1900, kai...

Sumbawa, man's shoulder/hip cloth, pebasa-slampe, early 20th century, Private German collection [1] 230 x 65 cm.

Bali, Karangasem, upper hip cloth, kampuh endek, ca. 1900, silk and cotton supplementary, with metal wrapped threads. German private collection. [...

Timor, Insana-Maemsena, man's wrap, selendang, handspun cotton. Herewith, Alor, Halerman, ca. 1900, man's shoulder cloth, nu, handspun cotton and ...

Timor, Beboki, Lurasik, woman's sarong, tain na' taiba, both ends with buna warp wrapping. Herwith West Timor, Amanuban, man's wrap, mau nitu and ...

Alor, Kolana, loin cloth, emel, with supplementary weft and warp patterns, fringes. Private German Collection. According to a local dealer on Timo...

Moluccas, Tanimbar, Fordata, woman's sarong, bakan maran, early 20th century, cotton and coix seeds. Private German collection [1] 129 x 60 cm.

Madura, kris, ivory hilt, wrangka shaped as a resting lion, seven luk pamor iron blade, horn gandar tip Provenance: uit de collectie van Emile van...

PNG, Torres Straits, Kiwai drum, with a typical patterning in bas relief of triangles and spirals, traces of red and white pigments 1 H. 85,5 cm.

Java, kris board, 19th century with a standing court figure. With remains of tradional pigments. h. 58 and w. 35,5 cm.

Java, kris board, 19th century, showing in low-relief a court figure, traces of traditional pigments [1] H. 62,3 cm.