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CARVED MOTHER-of-PEARL ETHNIC PAPUA ASMAT TRIBAL DESIGN DRUM ETHNIC COLLECTION or JEWELRY
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Item # |
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207 0987
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Type of carving |
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Natural golden yellow Mother-of-Pearl shell carving.
This bead carving it could be part of your tribal collection, or make a stunning part of a necklace, a Mpendant or another piece of fine jewelry.
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The Collection |
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The TRIBAL ART COLLECTION
The ethnic people of Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Papua, and other distant areas), Africa, Oceania (Australia, South Pacific & New Zealand), and the cultures of South America Pre-Columbian are celebrated in our new "Tribal Art Collection."
Based on traditional motive, our Balinese carvers create these stunning pieces of art.
We are honored to work with these talented artisans.
Each item is painstakingly hand-carved one at a time. As a result, each item is unique.
We are confident that you will enjoy using and wearing our carvings as much as we did craft them.
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Design |
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This carving is based on an ETHNIC PAPUA ASMAT TRIBAL DRUM design
~ 3-dimensionally an in deep relief with exceptionally fine detail.
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Material |
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Genuine natural golden yellow Mother-of-Pearl shell.
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Amount |
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1 (one) individual piece
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Weight |
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approx. 9.02 grams
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Size |
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Length: approx. 39.00 mm = 1.53 inches
Width: approx. 19.07 mm (at the widest point)
Depth: approx. 13.26 mm
All measurements are taken at the widest points
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Perforation |
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This bead carving is fully drilled with an approx. 2.50 mm diameter drill hole.
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Origin |
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The shells we use originate from Sumbawa Island / Indonesia.
This shell carving is handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Color |
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Stunning golden yellow
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Quality |
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Excellent deep and finely carved natural shell
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Treatment |
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None ~ 100 % natural shell and natural color without any enhancements
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The Asmat of Papua |
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The ASMAT of PAPUA
The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the province of South Papua, Indonesia. The Asmat inhabit a region on the island's southwestern coast bordering the Arafura Sea, with lands totalling approximately 18,000 km2 (7,336 mi2) and consisting of mangrove, tidal swamp, freshwater swamp, and lowland rainforest.
The land of Asmat is located both within and adjacent to Lorentz National Park, a World Heritage Site, the largest protected area in the Asia-Pacific region. The total Asmat population is estimated to be around 110.000 as of 2020. The term "Asmat" is used to refer both to the people and the region they inhabit.
The Asmat have one of the most well-known woodcarving traditions in the Pacific, and their art is sought by collectors worldwide.
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Indonesian Ethnic Art |
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INDONESIAN ETHNIC ART
It is quite difficult to define Indonesian art, since the country is immensely diverse. The sprawling archipelago nation consists of 17.000 islands. Around 922 of those permanently inhabited, by over 1,300 ethnic groups, which speak more than 700 living languages.
Indonesia also has experienced a long history, with each period leaves distinctive art. From prehistoric cave paintings and megalithic ancestral statues of Central Sulawesi, tribal wooden carving traditions of Toraja and Asmat people, graceful Hindu-Buddhist art of classical Javanese civilization which produced Borobudur and Prambanan, vivid Balinese paintings and performing arts, to contemporary arts of modern Indonesian artists. Both Indonesian diversity and history add to the complexity of defining and identifying what is Indonesian art.
The art of wood carving is quite well-developed in Indonesia. Other than tribal art woodcarvings of Asmat, Dayak, Nias, and Toraja area is well known for its refined wood carving culture; they are Jepara in Central Java, and Bali.
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Definition Mother-of-Pearl |
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Mother-of-Pearl is produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk ~ the South Sea pearl oyster
They are currently cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, primarily in Indonesia, Australia and the Philippines.
These waters are the native habitat of a large oyster known as Pinctada maxima. This oyster grows up to 12 inches in diameter and much larger than other saltwater oysters
There are two varieties of Pinctada maxima, the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. The two are distinguished by their distinct coloration of the outer edge of the interior. This type of shell is known as mother-of-pearl, and is responsible for the coloration of the cultured pearls produced, therefore the name.
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Hand-carving |
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Our shell carvings are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item.
This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell carvings as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Remarks |
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This finely detailed carved shell bead could make a part of a necklace, a pendant, charm, amulet, or other designer jewelry.
This bead carving is ready to be made are into a fine piece of jewelry.
Don’t miss this opportunity to own this stunning shell bead carving for your exotic ethic collection or jewelry design |
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