Yes Tall Long Body Articulated Puppet Tribal Toy Fetish West Timor

Description

C1868 – Offering this great fetish puppet doll by artist Bapak Hespertus or Yes as he prefers to be called.

Created for mostly for children however there is still a strong animist side to his work.

Pak Yes loves to find the spirit in natural pieces of wood and combine them to create these.

Unique / Hand-carved / One of a kind / Authentic works of art.

Created in the highlands of West Timor C2000’s.

50cm x 17″ long.

240g / 8.5oz

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.