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Lot 4 : Trophy skull - Apo Kayan, Borneo (Ost-Kalimantan), Indonesien
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Trophy skull
Apo Kayan, Borneo (Ost-Kalimantan), Indonesien
human skull, coated with a clay-like blackish brown encrusted patina, the upper and lower jaw fixed by rattan strings, loop-like entwining the head, the split up rotan endings forming an abundant coiffure, on metal base;
head hunting is one of the oldest rituals at all and was spread all over the world. Some peoples practised it until the beginning of 20th century. So did the Dayak (Borneo), the Naga (India), the Ekoi (West-Africa) and the Suhar (South America). The trophy skulls awarded social prestige and for the head being looked upon as the seat of vital force, the characteristic traits of the victims were said to pass over to the head hunter. In some ethnical groups young men first had to capture a head trophy in order to be looked upon as a man and become a full member of society.
H: 19 cm, (4658/001)
Provenance:
Coll. August Flick, Cologne, Germany
Lit.:
Headhunters and Woodcarvers, from the Francois Coppens Collection, Aust.kat. Arnhem 2000, ill. 12, ill. 17
