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BRASS HAT ORNAMENTS FROM BORNEO ISLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

886: Adze Handle. Hardwood., metal. L: 8.5". 19th century or earlier. Kayanic Dayak complex, Borneo Island, Indonesia.

Very rare and finely carved adze handle with archaic face. Small arms/hands cup the extended mouth.
Abandoned or left as offering at an ancestral shrine site. Published in "ART BORNEO", page 52-53.