SPECTACULAR CEREMONIAL WOODEN HORNBILLS MUSEUM PIECES RARELY AVAILABLE RITUAL PIECES A MUST SEE Start Price USD 990.00 Current Price USD 990.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, May 03, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Location Seattle, WA See more about 'SPECTACULAR CEREMONIAL WOODEN HORNBILLS MUSEUM PIECES' Description RARE CEREMONIAL WOODEN HORNBILLS. RITUAL OBJECTS OF THE IBAN OR KANTU PEOPLE OF SARAWAK, NORTHERN BORNEO. TRULY MUSEUM PIECES, RARELY SEEN EXCEPT IN PUBLICATIONS. THE LARGE AND SMALLER HORNBILLS ARE BROUGHT OUT ONCE A YEAR AS A VILLAGE CELEBRATES AND GIVES HOMAGE TO THE SINGALONG BURAK, THE SPIRIT OF THE UPPER WORLD.  THE LARGE HORNBILL IS CARRIED IN A PROCESSION AROUND A VILLAGE AND PLACED ON A POLE. IT IS THE CENTER PIECE FOR THE MAJOR ANNUAL VILLAGE CELEBRATION TO BRING PROSPERITY AND SECURITY TO THE VILLAGE. THE HORNBILLS ARE "FED" AND TRANSFORMED INTO SPITIUAL MESSENGERS TO SINGALONG BURONG. THE LARGE HORNBILL IS 69" X31" X 11'. THE SMALLER HORNBILL IS 25" X 15" X 4 1/2". THE HORNBILLS ARE USED IN A PAIR FOR THE CELEBRATION. WE WILL NOT SEPERATE THEM . WE ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER THEY COME FROM THE SAME VILLAGE OR WHETHER THEY WERE CARVED AND PAINTED AT THE SAME TIME. WE ACQUIRED THEM IN SARAWAK IN 1989. PICTURES OF LARGE HORNBILLS VERY SIMILAR TO OURS CAN BE SEEN IN "MALAYSIAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS", HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY AT P. 31 AND IN "CULTURAL HERITAGE OF SARAWAK", SARAWAK MUSEUM, ITEM 5.19. A PICTURE OF A MORE ELABORATE VERSION OF THE SMALLER HORNBILL IS ON THE COVER OF "EXPEDITION" MAGAZINE, U PENN MUSEUM OF ARCHELOLGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. VOL. 30, NUMBER 1, 1988. PHOTOS OF THE PAGES OF THE BOOKS AND THE MAGAZINE WILL BE FURNISHED ON REQUEST. WE ARE COMPLETING THE SALE OF OUR COLLECTION DUE TO RETIREMENT AND "SCALING" DOWN. THESE HORNBILLS WERE THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR COLLECTION AND WILL BE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO A MUSEUM OR PERSONAL COLLECTION. QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME.    CRATING, SHIPPING AND INSURANCE ARE EXTRA. Place a Bid!

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