ANCESTOR SKULL #3 HUMAN BONE, PIGMENT, CLAY
|
OVERMODELED HAND PAINTED HUMAN ANCESTOR SKULL #3 |
|
ANCESTOR SKULL #3 HUMAN BONE, PIGMENT, CLAY |
|
OVER MODEL THEIR DECEASED ANCESTOR'S SKULLS. Vanuatu culture retains a strong diversity through local regional variations and through foreign influence. Vanuatu may be divided into three major cultural regions. In the north, wealth is established by how much one can give away, through a grade-taking system. Pigs, particularly those with rounded tusks, are considered a symbol of wealth throughout Vanuatu. In the centre, more traditional Melanesian cultural systems dominate. In the south, a system involving grants of title with associated privileges has developed. Young men undergo various coming-of-age ceremonies and rituals to initiate them into manhood, usually including circumcision. Most villages have a nakamal or village clubhouse which serves as a meeting point for men and as a place to drink kava. Villages also have male- and female-only sections. These sections are situated all over the villages; in nakamals, special spaces are provided for females when they are in their menstruation period. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island in 1606. He then claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies, and named it Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. In the 1880s, France and Great Britain claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through a British–French Condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980. The prehistory of Vanuatu is obscure; archaeological evidence supports the theory that people speaking Austronesian languages first came to the islands about 3,300 years ago. Pottery fragments have been found dating to 1300–1100 BC. The Vanuatu group of islands first had contact with Europeans in 1606, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, arrived on the largest island and called the group of islands La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or "The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit", believing he had arrived in Terra Australis or Australia. The Spanish established a short-lived settlement at Big Bay on the north side of the island. The name Espiritu Santo remains to this day. Europeans did not return until 1768, when Louis Antoine de Bougainville rediscovered the islands. In 1774, Captain Cook named the islands the New Hebrides, a name that would last until independence in 1980. THE ASMAT "ANCESTOR" SKULLS. THE DIFFERENCE IS; HEAD HUNTED SKULLS ARE ACQUIRED FROM ENEMY ANCESTOR SKULLS ARE COLLECTED AND VENERATED TO REMEMBER DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE IFUGAO COLLECT BONES OF DEAD RELATIVES; WRAP THEM IN TRIBAL TEXTILES, AND STORE THEM IN THE RAFTERS UNDER THEIR HUTS. HUMAN SKULLS AND SKULL CAPS FROM NEPAL ARE RITUAL OFFERTORY VESSELS THAT ARE USED AS DRINKING CUPS IN TIBETAN BUDDHIST CEREMONIES. |
| |
Asian tribal art, artifacts, ifugao, kalinga, bontoc,
asmat, dayak, philippines, asia, head hunters, human trophy skull,
skulls, african, antiques, naga, necklace, headdress, head hunting
trophy skull, Indonesia, Indonesian, SOUTHEAST ASIA, Borneo, Sarawak,
ANTIQUES, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, ART, Sumatra, Timor, ARTIFACTS, Bali,
Java, INDIA, Flores, Sumba, NEPAL, Savu, Roti, BABAS, Lombok, Malaysia.
HOLY MEN, Nusa Tengara, New Guinea, SHAMAN, Irian Jaya, Moluccas,
CONTEMPORARY ART, Tanimbar, Leti, OLD, Lembata, Alor, MINILA,
Philippines, Luzon, PALAWAN, Mindanao, Sulu, BLOW GUN, Southeast Asia,
Asia, NOSE RING, Asian, Burma, HAT, Myanmar, India, SWORD, Nagaland,
Nepal, KNIFE, Tibet, Himalaya, MOUNTAIN, Himalayan, Assam, TRIBES,
Thailand, Vietnam, YAO, Yunnan, Hainan,
HMONG, China, Central Asia, ZAO, Dayak, Batak, BAG, Toraja, Naga,
POLE, Chin, Li, QUIVER, Miao, Bahau, MASK, Punan, Penan, MODELED SKULL,
Modang,
Kayan, BRASS COIL, Kenyah, Ngaju, COILS, Kontu, Kantu, TEXTILE, Iban,
Maloh, PRIEST, Tunjung, Busang, RITUAL, Aoheng, Dong Son, MYSTICAL
Konyak, Tangkhul, MYSTIC, Ao, Angami, PRIMITIVE, Sema, Wancho, HAND
MADE,
Bontoc, B'laan, ARTIST, Bagabo, Gaddang, BULUL, Ifugao. Sculpture,
BULULS, statue, mask, BOX, beadwork, bead, AUTHENTIC, textile, weaving,
TRIBAL,
costume, hat, WOODEN, shield, spear, WOOD, helmet, sword, BOAR, charm,
fetish, FEATHERS, drum, basket, FEATHER, basketry, jewelry, SILVER,
ornament, weapon, ASMAT Canoe, amulet, decoration, SCULPTURAL,
architecture, architectural, SCULPTURE, longhouse, headhunter, SKULL,
headhunting,
shaman, TRIBAL, festival, ceremony, ceremonial, SHAMAN ritual, tattoo,
HEAD HUNTER Skull, dragon, hornbill, HEADDRES, art, tribal, VIETNAM,
tribe,
culture, TRIBES, cultural, myth, TRIBAL, artifact, artefact, REAL,
wood, stone, HAND WOVEN, cotton, metal, CAST bronze, brass, cloth,
ISLAND, tropics, tropical, EQUATOR, ethnographic, EQUATORIAL, Tribal
Art,
Primitive Art, Ethnographic Art, Oceanic Art, Folk Art, Ethnic
Cultures,
AUTHENTIC Artifacts, Textiles, ANCIENT, Costumes, Sculpture,
SCULPTURES,
Masks, Beadwork, BEADS, Fetishes, Charms, GOLD Jewelry, Baskets,
BAMBOO,
Weapons, Shields, ORNATE, Indonesia, Borneo, PUPPETS, Sumatra,
Sulawese,
SHADOW PUPPET, Java, Bali, CAVE, Timor, Flores, ISLAND, Sumba. Lombok,
VILLAGE, Molucca, Philippines, RICE TERRACE, Luzon, Mindanao, DAVID
HOWARD
PHOTOGRAPHY, Nepal, Burma, SACRED JOURNEY: THE GANGES TO THE HIMALAYAS,
Thailand, THE LAST FILIPINO HEAD HUNTERS, Laos, Vietnam, TEN SOUTHEAST
ASIAN
TRIBES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES, India, Central Asia, NECKLACES, Southeast
Asia,
Dayak, STATUE, lban, Kayan, INK STAMP, Kenyah, Modang, FEATHERED,
Bahau, Ngaju, HORSE, Batak, Toraja, NAGALAND, Naga, Dong Song. TRIBAL
ART, AUTHENTIC PRIMITIVE ART, OLD ETHNOGRAPHIC ART, RARE OCEANIC ART,
BEAUTIFUL FOLK ART, ETHNIC CULTURES, TRIBAL ARTIFACTS, TEXTILES,
ASIAN,
COSTUMES, SCULPTURE, WOOD MASKS, BEADWORK, CHARMS, FETISHES, SIVER
JEWELRY BOXES, BASKETS, WEAPONS, FILIPINO SHIELDS, INDONESIA, BORNEO,
ETHNOGRAPHIC, SUMATRA, SULAWESE, TRIBAL, JAVA, BALI, TRIBES, TIMOR,
FLORES, ASIAN,
SUMBA. LOMBOK, TRIBES, MOLUCCA, PHILIPPINES, TRIBAL, LUZON, ASIAN,
MINDANAO, NEPAL, ASIA, BURMA, THAILAND, TRIBAL, LAOS, VIETNAM, TRIBES,
INDIA,
CENTRAL TRIBAL ASIA, ARTIFACTS, SOUTHEAST ASIA, HEAD HUNTER, DAYAK,
ASIAN, IBAN, KAYAN, TRIBE, KENYAH, MODANG, TRIBAL, BAHAU, NGAJU, ASIAN,
BATAK, TORAJA, TRIBE, NAGA, tribal art, ASIAN, primitive art, ASIA,
ethnographic
art, TRIBAL, oceanic art, ASIAN folk art, SOUTHEAST ASIA ethnic
cultures,
artifacts, ASIAN, textiles, costumes, VILLAGE sculpture, masks, TRIBAL
beadwork, fetishes, TRIBES charms. jewelry, TRIBE, baskets, weapons,
TRIBAL,
shields, indonesia, ASIAN, borneo. sumatra, TRIBAL ART sulawese, java,
HILL TRIBE, bali, timor, ASIAN, flores, sumba, TRIBES, lombok, molucca,
BULUL STATUES philippines, luzon, ISLAND ART, mindanao, nepal, ASIA,
burma, thailand, JOURNEY laos, vietnam, TRIBAL, india, central asia,
TRIBE, southeast asia, OLD ART, dayak. lban, TRIBES, kayan, kenyah,
ASIAN, modang, bahau, AUTHENTIC TRIBAL ART, ngaju, batak, HEADDRESS,
toraja, naga, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, dong song, KALINGA, Indonesia,
Indonesian, IFUGAO, Borneo, Sarawak, BONTOC, Kalimantan, Sulawesi,
TRIBAL, Sumatra,
Timor, ASIAN, Bali, Java, OLD TRIBAL ART
Flores, Sumba, Savu, Roti, Lombok, Malaysia. Nusa Tengara, New Guinea,
Irian Jaya, Moluccas, Tanimbar, Leti, Lembata, Alor, Philippines,
Luzon, Mindanao, Sulu, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asian, Burma. Myanmar,
India, Nagaland, Nepal, Tibet, Himalaya, Himalayan, Assam, Thailand,
Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan, China, Central Asia, Dayak, Batak, Toraja,
Naga, Chin, Li, Miao, Bahau, Punan, Penan, Modang, Kayan. Kenyah,
Ngaju, Kontu, Kantu, Iban, Maloh, Tunjung, Busang, Aoheng, Dong Son,
Konyak, Tangkhul, Ao, Angami, Sema, Wancho, Bontoc, B'laan, Bagabo,
Gaddang, Ifugao. Sculpture, statue, mask, beadwork, bead, textile,
weaving, costume, hat, shield, spear, helmet, sword, charm, fetish,
drum, basket, basketry, jewelry, ornament, weapon. Canoe, amulet,
decoration, architecture, architectural, longhouse, headhunter,
headhunting,
shaman, festival, ceremony, ceremonial, ritual, tattoo. Skull, dragon,
hornbill, art, tribal, tribe, culture, cultural, myth, artifact,
artefact, wood, stone, cotton, metal, bronze, brass, cloth, tropics,
tropical, ethnographic,
primitive, art, masks, asian, ethnographic, oceanic, folk, ethnic
cultures,
artifacts, Bahau, Kalimantan, indonesia, borneo, sumatra. sulawese,
java, bali, timor. flores, sumba, lombok, molucca, philippines, luzon,
mindanao, nepal, burma, thailand, laos, vietnam, india, central asia,
southeast. dayak, lban, kayan, kenyah, modang, bahau, ngaju, batak.
toraja, naga, dong song. Myanmar, Burma, Kachin, Naga, Konyak, Chin,
Ao, Wancho, Thangkul, Dao, Helmet, Hat, Hornbill, Mizo, Sema, Assam,
India, Mithan, Maram, Morung, Myth, Dream, Post, Pillar, Panel,
Architecture,
Architectural, Tusk, Hill Tribe, Sacrifice, Skull, War Path, Ritual.
Spirit, Figure, Motif, Design, Ceremony, Ceremonial, Raid, Fur, Claws,
Teeth, Fangs, Carving, Statue, Sculpture, Kalinga, Ifugao, Luzon,
Mindanao, T'boli, Bagabo, B'laan, Sulu, Philippines, Weaving, Blouse,
Skirt, Sarong, Shawl, Necklace, Bracelet, Conch Shell, Shell, Brass,
Spear.
Feather, House, Tradition, Traditional, Ancestor, Cloth, Ikat, Chapan,
Uzbek, Asia, Turkoman, Turkamen, Dragon, Snake, Bird, Gong, Island,
Indonesia, Indonesian, Borneo, Sarawak, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra,
Timor, Bali, Java, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Roti, Lombok, Malaysia. Nusa
Tengara, New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Moluccas, Tanimbar, Leti, Lembata,
Alor, Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Sulu, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asian,
Burma. Myanmar, India, Nagaland, Nepal, Tibet, Himalaya, Himalayan,
Assam, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan, China, Central Asia, Dayak,
Batak, Toraja, Naga, Chin, Li, Miao, Bahau, Punan, Penan, Modang,
Kayan.
Kenyah, Ngaju, Kontu, Kantu, Iban, Maloh, Tunjung, Busang, Aoheng,
Dong Son, Konyak, Tangkhul, Ao, Angami, Sema, Wancho, Bontoc, B'laan,
Bagabo, Gaddang, Ifugao. Sculpture, statue, mask, beadwork, bead,
textile, weaving, costume, hat, shield, spear, helmet, sword, charm,
fetish, drum, basket, basketry, jewelry, ornament, weapon. Canoe,
amulet, decoration, architecture, architectural, longhouse, headhunter,
headhunting, shaman, festival, ceremony, ceremonial, ritual, tattoo.
Skull, dragon, hornbill, art, tribal, tribe, culture, cultural, myth,
artifact, artefact, wood,
stone, Indonesia, Indonesian, Borneo, Sarawak, Kalimantan, Sulawesi,
Sumatra, Timor, Bali, Java, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Roti, Lombok,
Malaysia. Nusa Tengara, New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Moluccas, Tanimbar,
Leti, Lembata, Alor, Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Sulu, Southeast
Asia, Asia, Asian, Burma. Myanmar, India, Nagaland, Nepal, Tibet,
Himalaya, Himalayan, Assam, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan, China,
Central Asia, Dayak, Batak, Toraja, Naga, Chin, Li, Miao, Bahau, Punan,
Penan, Modang, Kayan. Kenyah, Ngaju, Kontu, Kantu, Iban, Maloh,
Tunjung, Busang, Aoheng, Dong Son, Konyak, Tangkhul, Ao, Angami, Sema,
Wancho, Bontoc, B'laan, Bagabo, Gaddang, Ifugao. Sculpture, statue,
mask, beadwork, bead, textile, weaving, costume, hat, shield, spear,
helmet, sword, charm, fetish, drum, basket, basketry, jewelry,
ornament, weapon. Canoe, amulet, decoration, architecture,
architectural, longhouse, headhunter, headhunting, shaman, festival,
ceremony, ceremonial, ritual, tattoo. Skull, dragon, hornbill, art,
tribal,
tribe, culture, cultural, myth, artifact, artefact, wood, stone,
cotton,
metal, bronze, brass, cloth, tropics, tropical, ethnographic.
Japan, Japanese, shrine, Masks, tsuba, kabuto, mempo, Dayak, Indonesian, sculpture, Indian Cola, Tibetan Thanka, Batak. Timor, Nias, African, Oceanic, Philippines, Luzon, Ifagao, Batak, Dyak, Nias, Bul'ul, artifacts, authentic, antique, asian, asia, expert, dealer, sell, buy, Los Angeles, California, JAPAN, JAPANESE. SHRINE, MASKS, TSUBA, KABUTO, MEMPO, DAYAK. INDONESIAN, SCULPTURE, INDIAN COLA, TIBETAN THANKA, BATAK, TIMOR, NIAS, AFRICAN, OCEANIC. PHILIPPINES, LUZON, IFAGAO, BATAK, DYAK, NIAS, BUL'UL, ARTIFACTS, AUTHENTIC, ANTIQUE, ASIAN, ASIA, EXPERT, DEALER, SELL, BUY, Japan, Japanese, Shrine, Masks, Tsuba, Kabuto, Mempo, Dayak, Indonesian, Sculpture. Indian Cola, Tibetan Thanka, Batak, Timor, Nias, African, Oceanic, Philippines, Luzon, Ifagao, Batak, Dyak, Nias, Bul'ul, Artifacts, Authentic, Antique, Asian, Asia, Expert, Dealer, Sell, Buy, japan, japanese, shrine, masks, tsuba, kabuto, mempo, dayak, indonesian, sculpture, indian cola, tibetan thanka, batak, timor, nias, african, oceanic, philippines, luzon, ifagao, batak, dyak, nias, bul'ul, artifacts, authentic, antique, asian, asia
Japan, Japanese, shrine, Masks, tsuba, kabuto, mempo, Dayak, Indonesian, sculpture, Indian Cola, Tibetan Thanka, Batak. Timor, Nias, African, Oceanic, Philippines, Luzon, Ifagao, Batak, Dyak, Nias, Bul'ul, artifacts, authentic, antique, asian, asia, expert, dealer, sell, buy, Los Angeles, California, JAPAN, JAPANESE. SHRINE, MASKS, TSUBA, KABUTO, MEMPO, DAYAK. INDONESIAN, SCULPTURE, INDIAN COLA, TIBETAN THANKA, BATAK, TIMOR, NIAS, AFRICAN, OCEANIC. PHILIPPINES, LUZON, IFAGAO, BATAK, DYAK, NIAS, BUL'UL, ARTIFACTS, AUTHENTIC, ANTIQUE, ASIAN, ASIA, EXPERT, DEALER, SELL, BUY, Japan, Japanese, Shrine, Masks, Tsuba, Kabuto, Mempo, Dayak, Indonesian, Sculpture. Indian Cola, Tibetan Thanka, Batak, Timor, Nias, African, Oceanic, Philippines, Luzon, Ifagao, Batak, Dyak, Nias, Bul'ul, Artifacts, Authentic, Antique, Asian, Asia, Expert, Dealer, Sell, Buy, japan, japanese, shrine, masks, tsuba, kabuto, mempo, dayak, indonesian, sculpture, indian cola, tibetan thanka, batak, timor, nias, african, oceanic, philippines, luzon, ifagao, batak, dyak, nias, bul'ul, artifacts, authentic, antique, asian, asia