RARE ANTIQUE IBAN/DAYAK/BORNEO LUPONG/MEDICINE BOX Start Price GBP 850.00 Current Price GBP 850.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Monday, May 19, 2008 Location Lancashire See more about 'RARE ANTIQUE IBAN/DAYAK/BORNEO LUPONG/MEDICINE BOX' Description RARE ANTIQUE C19th LUPONG OR SHAMAN'S MEDICINE BOX MADE BY THE DAYAK PEOPLE OF BORNEO. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE PERSON IT WAS GIVEN TO 40 YEARS AGO THAT IT IS IBAN, FROM THE KALIMANTAN AREA. IT HAS BEEN IN ENGLAND FOR 40 YEARS AND WAS GIVEN AS A LEAVING PRESENT BY THE TRIBESPEOPLE AFTER MANY YEARS LIVING THERE. TRADITIONALLY MEDICINE BOXES ARE MADE OF THE BARK OF THE ENTELI TREE. IT IS 16 cms HIGH AND 16cms IN DIAMETER. THE LID IS DOMED ON THE EXTERIOR, FLAT ON THE INTERIOR AND MADE FROM SOLID WOOD. THE BASE IS OF WOOD. THE SIDE IS OF ONE PIECE WHICH OVERLAPS BY ABOUT 1" AND IS DECORATED ON THE EXTERIOR WITH TWO CREATURES (OCTOPUS?) CARVED  IN LOW RELIEF. THESE ARE BLACK, WITH A RED EYE. THE TOP, BOTTOM AND LID BANDS ARE OF VERY VERY FINELY WOVEN CANE, EACH THREAD IN THE WEAVE IS MADE FROM 4 STRANDS OF CANE, AND THE WOVEN BANDS ARE EDGED IN A THICKER PIECE. THE TOP OF THE INTERIOR HAS AN INTERNAL BAND WHICH THE LID FITS OVER. MINOR LOSSES(SEE PHOTO). THIS IS A GENUINE OLD DAYAK IBAN SHAMAN'S MEDICINE BOX IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND VERY RARE.  Place a Bid!

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