Rare Holy Belu Architectural Joist Carved as an Ancestor - Belu area-West Timor

Description

Rare Holy Belu architectural beam carved as an ancestor
Please notice that this item is located in Bali, like some others of my Indonesian objects and it cannot be shipped combined with the items I have in Italy.
DIMENSIONS:
diameter: cm 33
x 19
(inch 13
" x 7.5")
WEIGHT
: 400 g ca.
DESCRIPTION: This rare item, like it is shown in the last 2 pictures, is the extremity of a beam in a veranda of a Belu house. The
veranda
of the
most important Belu houses have their beams carved as the deceased members of the family and they are means to communicate with the ancestors themself, to pray them and ask them for protection. This figure depicts a woman, with a quite important social status, as shown also by the headdress. Very Rare and ethnographically meaningful piece. No selfstanding.
AGE: second half of 20th century.
PROVENIENCE: field collected during my last trip to Timor, few month ago.
SHPPING:
the object will be safetly packed and shipped
by tracked EMS
within 3 business days after cleared payment .
Usa, Canada, Australia: 22 Usd
Europe: 27 Usd
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