Hunting Charm

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A FEW MORE EXAMPLES THE CARVING STYLES THEY LOOK LIKE DAYAK, TORAJA AND BALI ON MOST OF THE EXAMPLES I HAVE SHOWN. NOT SURE WHERE TO PLACE THE STYLE ON TIM'S EXAMPLE.
HORNBILL SKULLS ARE SOMETIMES CARVED BY THE DAYAKS OF BORNEO BUT MORE OFTEN THE CASKE AND BILL OF A CERTIAN TYPE OF HORNBILL ARE MADE INTO EAR RINGS OR TAILSMANS WORN ON THE BELT OF THE SWORDS.
SOME HUMAN TROPHY SKULLS WERE CARVED DURING THE HEADHUNTING DAYS BY THE DAYAKS BUT MOST WERE NOT. THIS SET OF PICTURES HAS BEAR, PIG, COW, HORSE, HORNBILL AND HUMAN SKULLS REPRESENTED. NONE OF THESE ARE IN MY COLLECTIONS EXCEPT A COPY OF THE BOOK PICTURED. THE COW AND HORSE SKULL CARVING COMES CLOSEST TO TIM'S EXAMPLE AND IS LIKELY DONE ON SOME OF THE INDONESIAN ISLANDS LIKELY IN THE VICINITY OF THE CELEBES, TORAJA ECT. LIKELY RELATED TO BUGIS TRIBES MORE THAN DAYAK. JUST A GUESS BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS. THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE REGION SO A SIMULAR ART WOULD BE LIKELY.