Finely Carved Wild Boar Skull - bone - Atoni - Timor (west),
Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. On offer is a ceremonial skull engraved with a face, a diamond on the top and a lizard on the low part. Skulls like this are part of the paraphernalia that Atoni people traditionally use during ceremonies. i have collected this piece in Amanatun district, West Timor, spring . It features a dark patina because of the smoke of the hut where has been kept. Some minor chips are present on the back, please see pictures Read more