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MOTHER-of-PEARL CARVED ETHNIC BORNEO DAYAK TRIBAL DESIGN for your FIGURINE COLLECTION
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Item # |
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207 1025
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Type of carving |
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Natural golden Mother-of-Pearl shell carving with genuine natural Blue Sapphire gemstone eyes.
This carving it could be part of your figurine collection, or make a stunning pendant or another piece of fine jewelry.
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Design |
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This carving is based on an ETHNIC TRIBAL DAYAK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE design ~ 3-dimensionally carved in exceptionally fine detail.
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The Collection |
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The TRIBAL ART COLLECTION
The ethnic people of Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Maluku Islands, Sumba, Timor, Papua, and other distant areas), Africa, Oceania (Australia, South Pacific & New Zealand), and the cultures of South America 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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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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Material |
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Genuine natural golden yellow Mother-of-Pearl shell with black Pinna shell eyes and bezel-set genuine natural Blue Sapphire gemstones inlay.
The gemstones are bezel-set in 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver.
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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. 5.83 grams
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Size |
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Length: approx. 32.47 mm = 1.27 inches
Width: approx. 16.39 mm (at the widest point)
Depth: approx. 11.52 mm
All measurements are taken at the widest points
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Gemstones |
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Two genuine natural Blue Sapphire gemstones ~ round 1.8 mm diameter, brilliant cut in excellent quality with just minor natural inclusions (si) ~ from Mozambique / Africa
The pair of Blue Sapphire gemstones are bezel-set in solid genuine 925 Sterling Silver
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Perforation |
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This carving is fully drilled from side to side on the head with an approx. 2.00 mm drill hole.
~ the black rope shown in the photos is for display only and is not including.
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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, black, and blue.
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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 Dayak of Borneo |
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The Dayak (or Dyak or Dayuh are one of the native groups of Borneo / Kalimantan (Indonesia).
It is a loose term for over 200 riverine and hill-dwelling ethnic groups, located principally in the central and southern interior of Borneo, each with its own dialect, customs, laws, territory, and culture, although common distinguishing traits are readily identifiable.
Dayak languages are categorized as part of the Austronesian languages. The Dayak were animist (Kaharingan) in belief.
Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 square miles).
Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.
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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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Definition Pinna shell |
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Pinna shell species are large saltwater clams sometimes known as pen shells. They are marine bivalve mollusks.
Pen pearl is a term used for pearls from the shell species Pinna. This species is found in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean and also in the Mediterranean. These shells produce both nacreous and non-nacreous pearls. The pearls often exhibit a dark grey to black body color with overtones of bright green, blue, purple, silver, and pink.
We buy natural pearls directly from the divers throughout the Indo Pacific region.
Found in the pristine tropical waters off the coast of the New Guinea.
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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 could make a pendant, charm, amulet, a part of a necklace or other designer jewelry.
This carving is ready to be made into a fine piece of jewelry.
Don’t miss this opportunity to own this stunning shell carving for your exotic figurine collection or jewelry design |
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