2 Wood Puppet Dolls Fetish Toy Contemporary Unique Tribal Artefact West Timor

Description

C1601 – Meet the carver Bapak Lazarus who takes great pride in creating similar yet individual fetish puppet dolls. 2 / pair

Created by the Pak Lazarus for both ceremony as well as storytelling for children.

Unique / Hand-carved / Two of a kind / Authentic.

Created in the highlands of West Timor C2000’s.

They have hand- rolled string hangers. Redwood

19cm x 16cm wide.

3.5″ x 1.25″ wide.

95g / 3.4oz

If you wish to gather multiple treasures this website and shop cart should allow for it. If not, I will contact you to find the most economical way to send your treasures to you.

International clients are welcome. Aus Post has returned the international 250gr small parcel. This is great news. 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.

Clearly none of us are sure what will happen post COVID, but I do know that the villagers, carvers and weavers up in the mountains will be grateful when some outside dollars comes into their informal/circular economy. Therefore, every purchase you choose to make with me will benefit the Atoni [people of West Timor] as soon as I can get back there.

NOTE: We use recycled packaging.

I distribute reading glasses and nutritious food seeds as the soil in the western half of Timor is very poor and water a precious resource. Please contact me if you wish to contribute.