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Beautiful collection of five antique headdress ornaments
Cas…
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256
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Beautiful collection of five antique headdress ornaments
Cas…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €700
Voluntary lot
Description
Beautiful collection of five antique headdress ornaments
Cast brass, patinated by time and use
Borneo, Dayak culture (Kayan-Kenyah / Iban)
23 × 17.5 cm, 20 × 19 cm, 19.8 × 19.5 cm, 21.5 × 17 cm and 18 × 13 cm
These ornaments are part of the traditions of the Dayak people of Borneo, where they are attached to ritual headdresses or helmets. The spiral serpent motifs evoke protective and regenerative forces, linked to the cycles of life and transformation. The snake, a recurring figure, is associated with invisible powers capable of linking the human world to that of the ancestors, while also fulfilling an apotropaic function.
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