Hand Carved Pumpkin Water Bottle From Sumba

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Hand Carved Pumpkin Water Bottle From SumbaA SYMBOL OF PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE This beautiful bottle was carved by hand by local artisans on the island of Sumba in Indonesia, made as per ancient techniques. Its made out of a pumpkin with a carved wooden tap depicting a human face in honour to the Marapu the ancestral spirits of Sumba. The human face is an invitation for the Marapu to move inside the bottle and guide and protect its owner through life. Bottles like these were used to store

Dimensions: 70 X 30cm with the stand

It comes complete with a blackened metal stand and it's intriguing story printed for you in a beautiful envelope

Here shell necklaces have been worn by local tribes since ancient times

It comes complete with a blackened metal stand and it's story printed for you inside a beautiful envelope

arrows between 90 - 135cm with stands

This beautiful comb was hand carved in buffalo bone by local artisans on the island of Timor

and the edges have been smoothened using silica sand as per ancient techniques

Dowry is an ancient custom that continue to be expected and demanded as a condition to accept a marriage proposal in Papua

made as per ancient techniques

A SYMBOL OF THE GREATEST BLISS

offering protection and guidance

This beautiful stone statue was hand carved by local artisans on the island of Sumba in Indonesia