Headhunter’s Sash
An elegantly woven headhunter's sash of cotton, beads, and brass bells from Timor Island, Indonesia. Three embroidered figures in the center represent a human, a lizard and a mystery.
This piece would have been worn by a headhunter in a time when this activity was considered essential to agriculture and the prosperity of the community.
Complete and intact, with some old staining.19th / early 20th century
Ex Mark Johnson,
Ex Hamill Galleries.
Height 79 in x Width 7 in // 200 cm x 17.8 cm
An elegantly woven headhunter's sash of cotton, beads, and brass bells from Timor Island, Indonesia. Three embroidered figures in the center represent a human, a lizard and a mystery.
This piece would have been worn by a headhunter in a time when this activity was considered essential to agriculture and the prosperity of the community.
Complete and intact, with some old staining.19th / early 20th century
Ex Mark Johnson,
Ex Hamill Galleries.
Height 79 in x Width 7 in // 200 cm x 17.8 cm
An elegantly woven headhunter's sash of cotton, beads, and brass bells from Timor Island, Indonesia. Three embroidered figures in the center represent a human, a lizard and a mystery.
This piece would have been worn by a headhunter in a time when this activity was considered essential to agriculture and the prosperity of the community.
Complete and intact, with some old staining.19th / early 20th century
Ex Mark Johnson,
Ex Hamill Galleries.
Height 79 in x Width 7 in // 200 cm x 17.8 cm