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Ceremonial Ladle spoon from SumbaA SYMBOL OF PURITY This beautiful piece was handcrafted on the island of Sumba in Indonesia, made by local artisans in wood and coconut shell. The tradition to make ladle for ceremonial purposes dates back to antiquity, used in rites of purification. The spoon is carved with a human form at the top in honor of the Marapu (ancestral spirits). Marapu is the animistic religion practiced in Sumba, and its spirits are believed to be the occupants of the

By the eighteenth century they locally manufactured gunpowder from melted down sulphur mixed with powdered charcoal

In Buddhism

This beautiful set of rostrums comes from swordfish deriving from the Indian Ocean

It’s believed that the buffalo spirit gives special powers to medicine and that it helps humans to be strong

Sumba was once known as the Sandalwood Island

DIMENSIONS: 6

The bell is also rung by the priest during the ceremony

This bold suite includes a tall feather and shell necklace and a set of 3 swordfish rostrums

Dimensions with the metal support: ca 41 - 45cm diameter x heights that vary between 54 - 64cm

24 x 15cm diameter

His figure appears throughout Chinese culture as a symbol of both contentment and abundance

This beautifully carved medicine bottle is made out of Buffalo bone and black horn