Our catalogue > Indonesia & the Malay World

Here you will find antique objects from the Islamic and Malay worlds of Southeast Asia – the arts of Indonesia, Malaysia, the southern Philippines & southern Thailand. But also, Bali and Borneo.

Textiles from Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, can be found in our Textiles section.

Most items have been sourced from within the UK, often from old colonial-era collections.

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2238

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    Gold Filigree Minangkabau Gold Bracelet (Galang Gadang)

    Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia
    19th century

    outside widest diameter: 8.8cm, inside widest diameter: 6cm, width of bezel: 3.5cm, weight: 50g

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    3772

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      Malay Silver Platter

      Malay People, Sumatra & Malay Peninsula
      19th century

      diameter: 39 cm, weight: 556g

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      UK art market

      6528

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        Exceptional Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Betel Box with Fine Silver Mounts

        Dutch Colonial East Indies, probably Batavia (Indonesia today)
        18th century

        height: 8.1cm, length: 19cm, depth: 13.3cm

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        UK art market

        6538

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          Dutch Colonial Ivory Box with Silver Mounts

          Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)
          18th century

          length: 13.9cm, depth: 6.9cm, height: 4.3cm

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          UK art market

          6728

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            Historically Important Colonial Silver Standing Cup Relating to the British Conquest of Java, 1811, Inscribed & Dated

            colonial silversmith either in India, probably Calcutta, or Batavia, East Indies.
            circa 1810

            height: approximately 55cm, width: 38.5cm, depth: 26cm, weight: 5,550g

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            private collection, UK; previously sold at Sotheby's London, 1991.

            6578

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              Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box & Key

              Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
              18th century

              width: 14.7cm, depth: 9.9cm, height: 6cm, weight: 586g

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              UK art market

              6240

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                Fine, Malay Sword (Klewang) with Horn Hilt & Silver Mounts

                Malay Peninsula or Sumatra, Indonesia
                19th century

                length: 72.5cm, weight: 854g

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                private collection, England.

                6366

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                  Carved Philippines Barong Sword with Silver Mounts & Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl

                  Sulu Islands, Southern Philippines
                  early 20th century

                  length: 64cm, weight: 957g

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                  private collection, UK

                  6183

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                    Rare Pair of Borneo Zoomorphic Bronze Ritual Kettles

                    Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo)
                    18th-19th century

                    length: 37cm height: 38cm, depth: 26cm

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                    UK art market

                    5493

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                      Rare Set of Javanese Merchant’s Double Doors with Javanese Inscription

                      Java, Indonesia
                      late 19th century

                      heights: 183cm, widths: 74cm & 76cm (incl. shared moulding)

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                      Provenance

                      London art market

                      2237

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                        Rare Pair of Bugis Gold Cuff Bracelets (Tigero Tedong)

                        Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
                        19th century

                        height: 8cm, external diameter at widest point: 9cm, internal diameter at smallest point: 5.7cm, weight: 216g (combined)

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                        6132

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                          Ceremonial Dayak Beaded Hat with Pig Tusks

                          Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                          20th century

                          length: 29cm, width: 23cm, height: 9.5cm

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                          UK art market

                          6324

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                            Fine, Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)

                            Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia
                            19th century

                            diameter: 26.5cm

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                            UK art market

                            6137

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                              Sumatran Minangkabau Cast Brass Money Box

                              Minangkabau people, Sumatra, Indonesia
                              19th century

                              length: 21.4cm, height: 15.5cm, depth: 13cm, weight: 2089g

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                              UK art market

                              5768

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                                Dayak Wooden Hornbill Bird Stopper

                                Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
                                19th century

                                height without stand: 8.3cm, height with stand: 9.3cm

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                                Private collection, UK

                                6251

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                                  Exceptional, Rare & Large Dutch East Indies Pandan-Shaped Silver Filigree Toiletry Set, Box, Cover & Tray

                                  Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
                                  18th century

                                  diameter of tray: 28cm, diameter of box: 19.5cm, height of assembled set: 15.8cm, weight: 2,254g (2.254kg)

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                                  private collection, London; acquired in London prior to that.

                                  6228

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                                    Pair of Japanese Export Blue & White Wayang Dishes for the Javanese Market

                                    Japan made for the Javanese Market
                                    19th century

                                    diameters: 24.7cm, heights: 4cm

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                                    private collection, UK.

                                    6321

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                                      Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Double-Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kendi)

                                      Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                      circa 1900

                                      height: 27.3cm, diameter: 22cm, weight: 1,310g

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                                      private collection, southern England.

                                      6320

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                                        Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Spouted Drinking Water Vessel (Kibuk)

                                        Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                        circa 1900

                                        height: 21.5cm, length: 19cm, weight: 1,031g

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                                        private collection, southern England.

                                        6322

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                                          Sumatran-Malay Terracotta Stemmed Vase for Drinking Water

                                          Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                          circa 1900

                                          height: 16cm, diameter: 20cm, weight: 860g

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                                          private collection, southern England.

                                          5458

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                                            South Sumatran Malay Gold Woven Silk Tunic (Baju Kurung)

                                            Malay People, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                            19th century

                                            width across arms: 141.3cm, length: 93.5cm, width at base: 72cm

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                                            Dutch Antique Market

                                            5312

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                                              Pair of Yellow Satin Malay Wedding Bed Bolster Covers each with a Pair Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                                              Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                              circa 1920

                                              length of each bolster when filled: 100cm, diameter of each tekat panel: 15cm

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                                              Provenance

                                              collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

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                                                Malaysian Silver & Gold Bowl Presented to Prime Minister Harold Wilson

                                                Malaysia, probably Kelantan
                                                1960s-early 1970s

                                                diameter: 25.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 493g

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                                                Presented to Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the United Kingdom; from the estate of Lady Wilson, the former Prime Minister's wife.

                                                6184

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                                                  Fine, Carved Hippopotamus Tooth & Horn Tumbok Lada Dagger

                                                  North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                  19th century

                                                  length: 34cm, weight: 475g

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                                                  private English collection; private Japanese collection.

                                                  5700

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                                                    Dutch Colonial Silver Filigree Box & Cover

                                                    Dutch Colonial Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
                                                    17th-18th century

                                                    length: 21.2cm, depth: 14cm, height: 7.4cm, weight: 1,108g

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                                                    UK art market

                                                    4871

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                                                      Rare Javanese Majapahit-Style Damascene Iron Double Putut Kris Blade with Maker’s Thumb Prints (Pichit)

                                                      Java, Indonesia
                                                      12th-15th century

                                                      length: 28.4cm, width at widest point: 7.2cm, weight: 150g

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                                                      private collection, UK

                                                      5759

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                                                        Dayak Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe

                                                        Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                        early 20th century

                                                        27cm x 16.5cm

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                                                        UK art market

                                                        5962

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                                                          Rare Dayak Brass Hornbill Bird-Shaped Betel Box with Inlaid Eyes

                                                          Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                          19th century

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                                                          formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992).

                                                          5749

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                                                            Pair of Dayak Brass Humanoid Ear Pendants

                                                            Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                            early 20th century

                                                            lengths: 9cm, combined weight: 108g

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                                                            UK art market

                                                            5816

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                                                              Dayak Etched Bamboo Container

                                                              Iban (Dayak) People, Borneo, Sarawak, probably the Skrang River region, Malaysia
                                                              19th-early 20th century

                                                              length: 34cm, diameter: 5.5cm

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                                                              Provenance

                                                              formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of 'Betel Cutters. from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection' (Thames & Hudson, 1992); acquired from Christie's South Kensington in 2010; in the collection of Trevor Barton prior to that.

                                                              5885

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                                                                Two Timorese Beaded Lime Containers

                                                                Atoni or Dawan people of West Timor, Indonesia
                                                                early 20th century

                                                                lengths (without tassels): 10.5cm

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                                                                formerly in the collection of Henry Brownrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection

                                                                5889

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                                                                  Karo Batak Etched Bamboo Lime Container (Tagan)

                                                                  Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                  circa 1900

                                                                  height: 20.5cm, diameter: 7.6cm

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                                                                  formerly in the collection of Henry Browrigg, author of a book on the betel cutters in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection

                                                                  5708

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                                                                    Malay Earthenware Water Flask with Silver Mounts (Labu Ayer)

                                                                    Malay People, Perak, Malay Peninsula
                                                                    late 19th or early 20th century

                                                                    height: 30cm, diameter: 18cm, weight: 1,056g

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                                                                    UK art market

                                                                    4823

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                                                                      Fine, West Java Woven Betel Container

                                                                      Singaparna region, West Java, Indonesia
                                                                      late 19th century-early 20th century

                                                                      height: 13.5cm, diameter: 12cm

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                                                                      private collection, UK.

                                                                      3243

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                                                                        Sumatran Silver-Mounted Klewang

                                                                        South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                        19th century

                                                                        length: 30cm, weight: 158g

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                                                                        UK art market

                                                                        4572

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                                                                          Batavian Colonial Silver Filigree Tray or Platter

                                                                          Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia; and possibly India
                                                                          17th-18th century

                                                                          length: 42.7cm, width: 24.5cm, height: 3.7cm, weight: 957g

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                                                                          UK art market

                                                                          4347

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                                                                            Large Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)

                                                                            Islamic Mindanao, Philippines
                                                                            early 20th century

                                                                            height: 18.3cm, length: 34cm, width: 15cm

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                                                                              Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Wedding Vessel (Gadur)

                                                                              Moro People, Mindanao, Philippines
                                                                              early 20th century

                                                                              height: 55cm

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                                                                              private collection, US.

                                                                              5982

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                                                                                Balinese Gilt, Silver & Carved Ivory Kris

                                                                                Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                early 20th century

                                                                                full length: 67cm, weight: 907g

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                                                                                5590

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                                                                                  Borneo Cast Bronze Zoomorphic Ritual Kettle

                                                                                  Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo)
                                                                                  18th-19th century

                                                                                  length: 45cm height: 37.5cm, depth: 28cm

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                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                  5769

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                                                                                    Dayak Carved Wooden Stopper

                                                                                    Dayak People, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                    height (without stand): 10.8cm

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                                                                                    Private collection, UK

                                                                                    3575

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                                                                                      Superb Balinese Palace Door & Frame

                                                                                      Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                      18th-early 19th century

                                                                                      height: 178cm, width: 110cm

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                                                                                      private collection, Ireland.

                                                                                      321

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                                                                                        Pair of Cast Brass Flasks made for the Malay Market

                                                                                        Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                        late 19th century

                                                                                        height: 31.5 cm

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                                                                                        Dutch antique market

                                                                                        5533

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                                                                                          Dutch Colonial Silver Betel Box

                                                                                          Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
                                                                                          18th century

                                                                                          length: 17.7cm, height: 7.1cm, depth: 12.3cm, weight: 975g

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                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                          5348

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                                                                                            Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum

                                                                                            Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia
                                                                                            circa 1900

                                                                                            width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm

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                                                                                            collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                                                                            5299

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                                                                                              Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                                                                                              Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                              circa 1920

                                                                                              approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm

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                                                                                              collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                                                                              5362

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                                                                                                Srivajaya Cast Bronze Image of Four-Armed Kubera

                                                                                                Palembang region, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                8th-9th century

                                                                                                height (without stand): 12.2cm, height (with stand): 15cm, weight (without stand): 757g

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                                                                                                private collection, London, UK.

                                                                                                5517

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                                                                                                  Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                                                                                                  Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                                  approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm

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                                                                                                  5363

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                                                                                                    Javanese Cast Silver Image of Shiva with Bronze Yoni Base

                                                                                                    Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                    Classical Period, 9th century

                                                                                                    height of Shiva: 8.3cm, ensemble height (with stand): 11.6cm, weight of Shiva: 146g

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                                                                                                    Private Collection, London, UK.

                                                                                                    5364

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                                                                                                      Early Javanese Unusually Large Cast Bronze Buddha

                                                                                                      Java or Sumatra, Indonesia, but possibly imported from northern India
                                                                                                      Classical Period, 8th century

                                                                                                      height (without stand): 21.9cm, width: 17.1cm, depth: 11.8cm, weight: 2,576g

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                                                                                                      Private Collection, London, UK.

                                                                                                      3933

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                                                                                                        Dayak Man’s Ear Ornament (Sabau) of Carved Hornbill Casque (Beak)

                                                                                                        Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                                                                        19th-early 20th century

                                                                                                        height: 4.6cm, length: 10cm, width: 4.2cm, weight: 26.36g

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                                                                                                        Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.

                                                                                                        3944

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                                                                                                          Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments

                                                                                                          Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo
                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                          diameter: 2cm, combined weight: 72g

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                                                                                                          Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.

                                                                                                          3705

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                                                                                                            Batak Raja’s Large Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)

                                                                                                            Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                            length: 86cm

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                                                                                                            UK art market

                                                                                                            3945

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                                                                                                              Pair of Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments

                                                                                                              Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo
                                                                                                              19th century

                                                                                                              diameter: 2.6cm, combined weight: 90g

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                                                                                                              Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.

                                                                                                              3987

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                                                                                                                Silver Double Axe Pendant

                                                                                                                Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia
                                                                                                                18th-19th century

                                                                                                                height: 6.2cm, width: 7.3cm, weight: 15.4g

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                                                                                                                Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands

                                                                                                                3957

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                                                                                                                  Balinese Repoussed & Chased Silver Offering Bowls

                                                                                                                  Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                                                                  heights: 4.5cm, diameters: 11.6cm, combined weight: 211g

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                                                                                                                  Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of ethnographica mostly from Borneo and Indonesia.

                                                                                                                  3943

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                                                                                                                    Pair of Borneo Man’s Solid Brass Spiral Ear Ornaments

                                                                                                                    Kenyah/Kayan Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo
                                                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                                                    diameter: 3.5cm, combined weight: 180g

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                                                                                                                    Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of ethnographica mostly from Borneo and Indonesia.

                                                                                                                    4651

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                                                                                                                      Balinese Damascened Short Sword with Carved Tusk Hilt

                                                                                                                      Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                      18th century

                                                                                                                      length (in scabbard): 57.5cm

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                                                                                                                      UK art market

                                                                                                                      4657

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                                                                                                                        Kris with Gilded Silver Hilt

                                                                                                                        Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                        early 20th century

                                                                                                                        total length: 56.5cm, length of hilt: 12.2cm, total weight: 576g

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                                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                                        3725

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                                                                                                                          Rare Iban Dayak Mandau or Parang Ilang Sword

                                                                                                                          Iban Dayak People, Saribas Region, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia
                                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                                          length: 72cm

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                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                          3988

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                                                                                                                            Silver Double Axe Pendant (Taka)

                                                                                                                            Central Flores, Eastern Indonesia
                                                                                                                            18th-19th century

                                                                                                                            height: 6.5cm, width: 9cm, weight: 19g

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                                                                                                                            Dutch antique market; private Dutch collection; acquired previously in the Netherlands.

                                                                                                                            2681

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                                                                                                                              Inscribed Peranakan Chinese Silver Ritual Ewer

                                                                                                                              Peranakan Chinese Community, Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                                              circa 1920

                                                                                                                              height: 12cm, weight: 151g

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                                                                                                                              private collection, London, UK.

                                                                                                                              1538

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                                                                                                                                Malay Dagger (Tumbok Lada) with Parrot-shaped Horn Hilt

                                                                                                                                Malay, Malaysia
                                                                                                                                early 20th century

                                                                                                                                length: 34cm, weight: 199g

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                                                                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                                                                2161

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                                                                                                                                  Polychrome & Wood Javanese Wayang Klitik Puppet of an Arab Merchant

                                                                                                                                  East Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                  circa 1900

                                                                                                                                  height: 40cm

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                                                                                                                                  UK art market.

                                                                                                                                  3548

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                                                                                                                                    Six Malay Chased Silver Bowls (Batil) and Matching Dishes (Pinggin)

                                                                                                                                    Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                    late 19th century

                                                                                                                                    height: of each bowl: 4.8cm, diameter of each bowl: 10.5cm, diameter of each plate: 14.4cm, combined weight: 588g

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                                                                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                                                                    327

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                                                                                                                                      Minangkabau-Malay Brass Water Ewer or Kettle (Kendi)

                                                                                                                                      Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                      circa 1850

                                                                                                                                      height: 27cm, length: 26cm, weight: 2,082g

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                                                                                                                                      UK art market

                                                                                                                                      3229

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                                                                                                                                        Colonial Batavian Silver & Gilt Betel Box Set

                                                                                                                                        Batavia, Dutch East Indies
                                                                                                                                        early 19th century

                                                                                                                                        length of box: 21.3cm, depth: 13.6cm, height: 7cm, combined weight: 1,159g

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                                                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                                                        2745

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                                                                                                                                          Malay Kris with Fine Blade & Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                          Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                          19th century and earlier

                                                                                                                                          length: 46cm

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                                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                                          3587

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                                                                                                                                            Fine Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth & Engraved Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                            Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                                                            length: 32cm, weight: 211g

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                                                                                                                                            UK art market

                                                                                                                                            2245

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                                                                                                                                              Bugis Gold & Silver Betel Box

                                                                                                                                              Bugis People, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                              19th century

                                                                                                                                              length: 25.5cm, width: 11.1cm, height: 9.5cm, weight: 724g

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                                                                                                                                              private collection, UK.

                                                                                                                                              2106

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                                                                                                                                                Indonesian Engraved Silver Betel/Tobacco Box with Engraved Gold Plaque

                                                                                                                                                Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                18th-19th century

                                                                                                                                                length: 10.4cm, width: 4.8cm, height: 4.1cm, weight: 147g

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                                                                                                                                                private collection

                                                                                                                                                3520

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                                                                                                                                                  Dutch Colonial Silver Filigree Heart-Shaped Box

                                                                                                                                                  Dutch East Indies, possibly Batavia or Sumatra
                                                                                                                                                  18th century

                                                                                                                                                  length: 7cm, width: 5.5cm, height: 2.5cm, weight: 91g

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                                                                                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                                                                                  2708

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                                                                                                                                                    Large Indonesian Cast Brass Lime Container

                                                                                                                                                    Toba Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                    circa 1900

                                                                                                                                                    diameter of sphere: 11.2cm

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                                                                                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                                                                                    4614

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                                                                                                                                                      Colonial Silver Filigree Lidded Box & Tray

                                                                                                                                                      Dutch East Indies, probably Batavia
                                                                                                                                                      18th century

                                                                                                                                                      length of tray: 11.5cm, length of box: 9.3cm, combined weight: 153g

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                                                                                                                                                      : UK art market

                                                                                                                                                      4043

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                                                                                                                                                        Chased & Engraved Pendang Lurus Sword

                                                                                                                                                        Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                        18th-early 19th century

                                                                                                                                                        length: 50cm

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                                                                                                                                                        Scottish art market

                                                                                                                                                        2598

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                                                                                                                                                          Sumatran Minangkabau-Acehnese Cast Brass Shield or Buckler (Peurise)

                                                                                                                                                          Minangkabau People for the Aceh Market, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                                                                          diameter: 32cm

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                                                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                                                          2403

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                                                                                                                                                            Malay Sewar Dagger with Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                            Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                                                                            length: 34.5cm weight: 241g

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                                                                                                                                                            UK art market

                                                                                                                                                            3298

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                                                                                                                                                              Iron Trisula

                                                                                                                                                              Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                              circa 18th century

                                                                                                                                                              length: 40cm

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                                                                                                                                                              UK art market

                                                                                                                                                              2509

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                                                                                                                                                                Malay Sewar Dagger with Horn & Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                Sumatra/Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                19th century

                                                                                                                                                                length: 32cm, weight: 242g

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                                                                                                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                2856

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                                                                                                                                                                  Malay or Sumatran Kris with Fine ‘Rose’ Blade & Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                  Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                                                                                                                  length: 49.5cm

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                                                                                                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                  3958

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                                                                                                                                                                    Gem-Set Gilded & Silver Filigree Ear Plug Ornaments

                                                                                                                                                                    Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                                                                                                    length: 3cm, diameter: 2.5cm, combined weight: 32g

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                                                                                                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                    2010

                                                                                                                                                                    Enquiry about object: 2010

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                                                                                                                                                                      Highly Unusual Madurese Kris with Ebony Scabbard and Hilt Carved as a Dutch Resident, and with a Pegon Inscription

                                                                                                                                                                      Madura, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                      circa 1820

                                                                                                                                                                      length: 49.5cm, length of blade: 32cm

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                                                                                                                                                                      UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                      328

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                                                                                                                                                                        Brass Water Container (Kendi)

                                                                                                                                                                        Minangkabau People, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                        19th century

                                                                                                                                                                        height: 32 cm

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                                                                                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                        2510

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                                                                                                                                                                          Unusual Sewar Dagger with Wood & Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                          North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                                                                                          length: 35.5cm

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                                                                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                          1840

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                                                                                                                                                                            Patani Kris Tajong with Zoomorphic Carved Wooden Hilt

                                                                                                                                                                            Kelantan, Malaysia or Patani, Southern Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                                                                                            length: 47.5cm, weight: 507g

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                                                                                                                                                                            private UK collection

                                                                                                                                                                            3375

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                                                                                                                                                                              Balinese Silver-Mounted Ritual Knife (Suddha-Mala)

                                                                                                                                                                              Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                              19th-early 20th century

                                                                                                                                                                              length: 28cm, width of blade at widest point: 3.8cm, weight: 162g

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                                                                                                                                                                              UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                              1716

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                                                                                                                                                                                Dutch Colonial Amboyna Wood & Red Lacquer Betel Box with Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                                Batavia, Dutch East Indies
                                                                                                                                                                                late 17th-early 18th century

                                                                                                                                                                                height: 8.8cm, length: 20cm, depth: 14.5cm, weight: 794g

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                                                                                                                                                                                collection of Paul Walter; Spink, London

                                                                                                                                                                                1111

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                                                                                                                                                                                  Batak Raja’s Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                  19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                  length: 76cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                  Christie's, The Trevor Barton Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                                  1112

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Raja’s Brass Tobacco Pipe (Tulpang)

                                                                                                                                                                                    Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                    length: 84cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Christie's, The Trevor Barton Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                                    803

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Large Zoomorphic Borneo Bronze Kettle (Cerek)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Borneo - Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei
                                                                                                                                                                                      19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                      height: 30cm, length: 39cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                      Acquired from the UK antiques market (southern England) and most probably has been in the UK since the colonial period.

                                                                                                                                                                                      226

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                                                                                                                                                                                        Four Jamnagar ‘Gulab’ Betel Cutters Made in India for the Indonesian Market

                                                                                                                                                                                        Jamnagar, India, but collected in Java, Indonesia.
                                                                                                                                                                                        19th-20th century

                                                                                                                                                                                        length: each is approximately 15 cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                        private collection, London; acquired in the 1980s in Indonesia.

                                                                                                                                                                                        641

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                                                                                                                                                                                          Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes

                                                                                                                                                                                          Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                          19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                          length: 6.7cm, chain length: 21.5cm, total weight: 128g

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                                                                                                                                                                                          640

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                                                                                                                                                                                            Engraved Silver Betel & Lime Boxes

                                                                                                                                                                                            Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                            length: 6.5cm, total weight: 117g

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                                                                                                                                                                                            private collection, London.

                                                                                                                                                                                            639

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                                                                                                                                                                                              Engraved Silver Betel Box

                                                                                                                                                                                              Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                              19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                              length: 8cm, combined weight: 148g

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                                                                                                                                                                                              private collection, London

                                                                                                                                                                                              1183

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Carved Wooden Cockspur Case with Iron Spur

                                                                                                                                                                                                Lombok, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                19th-early 20th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                height: 19.8cm, width when closed: 8.4cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                                Collection of Henry Brownrigg, London, UK.

                                                                                                                                                                                                1159

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Borneo Brass Cannon (Lantaka)

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sarawak (Malaysia) or Brunei
                                                                                                                                                                                                  18th-19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                  length: 65cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                                                  2998

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mindanao Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Islamic Mindanao, Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                                                    early 20th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                    length: 20.7cm, height: 10.8cm, depth: 9.6cm, weight: 2,873g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    3588

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Small Malay Sewar Dagger with Hippopotamus Tooth Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                                                      19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                      length: 19cm, weight: 49cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      private collection, UK

                                                                                                                                                                                                      3792

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        Malay Sewar Dagger with Fine Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Malay People, Sumatra or Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                                                        19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                        length: 36cm, weight: 326g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                                                        3535

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mindanao Philippines Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mindanao, Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                                                          19th-20th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                          length: 25cm, height: 13.3cm, depth: 12.6cm

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                                                                                                          5365

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            Fine Malay Kris with Carved Hilt & Inscribed Silver Mounted Scabbard

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                                                            19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                            length: 45cm, weight: 336g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            4922

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              Malay Kris Panjang with Chased Silver Mounts & Pierced Hilt

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                                                              18th-19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                              length: 42.5cm,weight: 443g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              4819

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Enquiry about object: 4819

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Fine Karo Batak Piso Andar Andar Sword with Gold Suasa & Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                West Karo Batak People, North Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                length: 55.5cm, weight: 396g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                private collection, UK.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                4818

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sulawesi Badek with Engraved Silver Mounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sulawesi, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  length: 28.5cm, weight: 290g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  private collection, UK.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3244

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Enquiry about object: 3244

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Silver-Mounted Sewar Dagger, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Malay people, Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    19th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    length: 33cm, weight: 178g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2717

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Early Malay Kris Perkaka with Ivory Hilt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Northern Malay Peninsula
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      16th century & later

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      length: 46cm, weight: 272g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      private collection, UK

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1891

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Enquiry about object: 1891

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Balinese Soldier’s Kris

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bali, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        17th-18th century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        length: 54cm, weight: 3464g

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        UK art market