Juroong - Dayak Benoaq - Indonesia (No reserve price)

Interesting collection of five Juroong coming from the Dayak Benuaq ethnicity in South Kalimantan, Barito River, these juroong are part of the type of amulets used for the Belian ceremony (shamanic ceremony). These figurative amulets from southeastern Borneo not only represent various aspects of the creation myth, but also depict the postures and expressions of the balian [priest] closely connected to his profession, particularly the exorcism of evil spirits from patients, hence the creation of these shapes at the edge of hallucinatory and contortion of the body. To you buyers the study of the meaning of each single Juroong. Coming from a private collection of an Italian anthropologist who lived in close contact with the Dayak. Indicative measurements range from 15/16 cm for the tallest to 10 cm for the smallest. The photos are an integral part of the description.

Estimate:£8.33

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