Kayanic Dayak complex (probably Bahau). East Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.
Wood. H: 3.75" (9.5 cm), Dia: 5" (12.7 cm).

A ritual dish, used for mixing medicines, or possibly ink for tattoos,
with an Aso handle that is crawling along the top rim. The Aso is a symbol
of the lower world and a powerful guardian figure, reserved for the highest
status noble families.

Published in "The Kayanic Tradition, Kayanic Dayak Art from Borneo" Volume II: Cultural Objects.
Plate 179a/b, page 235. Copy available with purchase.
Ex: Jack Sadovnic collection, Caracas, New York, Bali, Brussels, Miami, Los Angeles.

For price or additional information, please email your request, with inventory number and title description, to: majtribal@gmail.com.