Dog Skull Top Section Hand Carved Tribal Motif West Timor fr. incl.

Description

M763 – Dog –top section of the skull of which the snout has been trimmed off. The carver of this totem has decorated the skull with motifs traditional to Timorese tribal culture. Simplistic motif worked into this most difficult of mediums.

Skulls such as this are used by the Dukun or Shaman to bring about favourable circumstances for the crops and fertility of the village. Estimated age 20 years.

12cm long x 9cm wide x 5cm deep

4.75″ long x 3. 5″ wide x 2” deep

60g / 2oz.

Price includes postage within Australia. You are welcome to combine items to maximise your postage costs, the shopping cart will adjust itself to accommodate your treasures and find the most economical rate. We will advise if any adjustments are necessary.

International buyers are welcome. Aus Post has returned the international 250gr parcel. This is great news as it is more economical to post small packets internationally now. YAY! A true shame that they have not done so for domestic.

I am Julie and have been collecting Timorese Treasures in the field since 1990 when I won a prize for overseas travel in a pub in Darwin [true]. I had no idea at the time that I had stumbled upon an Aladdin’s cave of authentic traditional tribal textiles and treasures. I have been returning annually ever since [well most years] and been witness to many changes across the last 3 decades. Read more about Timor and I in THE BIGGER PICTURE.

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