Ngaju Dayak. Central Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.
Bamboo, pigments. H: 10.75” (27.3 cm).

Rare and important ritual bamboo container with etched motifs, including:
multiple images of hornbills, dragons, serpents, Tree of Life, ossuaries (Sandung),
gongs, heirloom jars, ancestor figures, warriors, fish and other jungle animals,
all easily seen in the roll out of the full imagery surround the bamboo.

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