Antique cylindrical container, island of Borneo. - Lot 314

Antique cylindrical container, island of Borneo. Large bamboo tube, cut from a single stem of the plant. A bamboo stopper closes the container. Two braided plant fiber rings (rattan?), one on the stopper, the other on the container itself, adorn the object. This second ring is used to attach a lanyard, also made of woven plant fibers (rattan?) and acting as a hand strap. The overall effect is one of elegant simplicity. A tanned skin (cervid?) is contained inside the tube. The overall look of the object tends to link it to the Dayak of Borneo: it is probably a quiver (for poisoned darts), a common artefact in this culture. Smooth, dark patina with traces of use and age-related cracks. Dayak ?, Kalimatan (Borneo Island, Indonesia). On base. Dimension: 36 cm long, 7.4 cm diameter Estimated dating: 20th century (early ? or earlier ?) Provenance : Acquired by Georges Alliou By descent Selective bibliography : - Lorraine V. ARAGON & Paul Michael TAYLOR, Beyond the Java Sea: Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands, 1991, Harry N. Abrams Inc (publisher) ; pp. 147-172 ; particularly p. 171, fig. V.36 - Jean-Paul BARBIER & Douglas NEWTON (eds.), 1988, Islands and Ancestors. Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia, Prestel Verlag; pp. 66-85. - Douglas NEWTON (ed.), 1997, Arts of the South Seas, Barbier Mueller & Adam Biro; pp. 72-85 Corpus for comparison: - Lot 3619, De Zwaan, Amsterdam - Nov. 14, 2023 - British Museum (London), As1958,10.17.a