Lot n° 25
Estimation :
300 - 600
EUR
Borneo Island, Indonesia, 19th century - Lot 25
Borneo Island, Indonesia, 19th century
Dayak male frontal ornament in beaten and cut brass, with a V-shaped profile and openwork decoration at the top revealing a stylized face (mask) in the center.
stylized face (mask) in the center.
H. 15.5 cm
Pedestal.
This element was attached to a wickerwork headdress or turban.
Comparative bibliography :
Anne van Cutsem, Parures de tête ethniques, d'Afrique, d'Asie, d'Océanie
et d'Amérique de la collection Ghysels, Skira, 2005, p. 211.
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