Carved Dayak Ear Ring

VANDOO · 5th January 2007, 01:26 AM

THE PICTURE OF THE HORNBILL SKULL IS GOOD AS IT SHOWS THE PART USED TO MAKE THE EARINGS I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CASKE, THE FRONT IS CARVED AND CUT OFF IN FRONT OF THE EYES AND THE UPPER BILL IS CUT DOWN AND CURVED TO FORM THE HOOK FOR THE EAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPECIES OF HORNBILL IN THE AREA AND OTHERS ARE USED SOMETIMES BUT THIS TYPE IS THE PREFERRED ONE FOR DAYAK EARRINGS.

VANDOO · 5th January 2007, 01:33 AM

THE DAYAKS ALSO ARE MASTER CARVERS OF HORN, WOOD,BONE AND ANTLER. I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF CARVED SKULLS THAT I WILL SHARE HERE AS THEY ARE INTERESTING ALSO.

Bill M · 5th January 2007, 03:12 AM

Due to ongoing habitat lost and hunted in some areas, the Helmeted Hornbill is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES.

If eBay realizes someone is trying to sell HB products, they will pull the ad. You can also get in trouble with US Customs trying to bring HB products into the US.

I have a few other Hornbill carving that are old and are supposed to have been here before CITES.

However I understand the problem with people hunting them for the ivory and feathers. The birds have magnificent feathers also, some over a meter (40") long.

The bird itself with tail feathers can grow to 64" -- 5 feet 4 inches -- or 160cm long

Mytribalworld · 5th January 2007, 12:03 PM

Hi Guys,

here's my one and only hornbill piece
see that the intension firtsly was to carve the side also with scroll work.
I think they first wanted to make an earring but probably they changed their mind or the broke the upperpart?

Arjan.

Mytribalworld · 5th January 2007, 12:06 PM

did you know there where once also where mini hornbills?
the piece here on the pandat is only about 1 cm!

asomotif · 5th January 2007, 04:34 PM

Enclosed some other pictures.

Feeling I have is that old earrings have a lot of open sides and less decoration on top. But this is all from books.
Are their no old ones in private collections amongst us ?

Dajak · 5th January 2007, 04:40 PM

Hi here some earrings the most off the stuff in the pic is from the famous collector Herbert Da Silva.

Ben

VANDOO · 5th January 2007, 04:59 PM

A FEW MORE CARVED SKULLS IF I CAN GET THEM TO COME THRU.
WELL 3 OUT OF 4 IS GOOD ENOUGH. THE TOP ONE IS A BEAR SKULL THE TEETH ARE OFTEN SEEN ATTACHED TO MANDAU AND OTHER DAYAK ITEMS. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS FROM A SLOTH BEAR OR A SUN BEAR BUT I THINK IT IS ONE OR THE OTHER. THE OTHER IS A BOAR SKULL THE TUSKS ARE OFTEN USED IN DAYAK DECOR AS WELL AS CARVED BONES ARE OFTEN USED ON SOME MANDAU SCABBARDS MOSTLY FROM KALAMANTAN(THE INDONESIAN PART OF BORNEO) THE APE SKULL IN THE PREVIOUS POST
IS DEFINITELY DAYAK BUT I AM NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE HORSE SKULL AND HUMAN SKULL ARE THEY MIGHT BE FROM TIMOR.

5th January 2007, 01:26 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE PICTURE OF THE HORNBILL SKULL IS GOOD AS IT SHOWS THE PART USED TO MAKE THE EARINGS I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CASKE, THE FRONT IS CARVED AND CUT OFF IN FRONT OF THE EYES AND THE UPPER BILL IS CUT DOWN AND CURVED TO FORM THE HOOK FOR THE EAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPECIES OF HORNBILL IN THE AREA AND OTHERS ARE USED SOMETIMES BUT THIS TYPE IS THE PREFERRED ONE FOR DAYAK EARRINGS. Attached Images

5th January 2007, 01:33 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE DAYAKS ALSO ARE MASTER CARVERS OF HORN, WOOD,BONE AND ANTLER. I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF CARVED SKULLS THAT I WILL SHARE HERE AS THEY ARE INTERESTING ALSO. Attached Images

5th January 2007, 03:12 AM	#3
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Helmeted Hornbill -- Rhinoplax vigil Due to ongoing habitat lost and hunted in some areas, the Helmeted Hornbill is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES. If eBay realizes someone is trying to sell HB products, they will pull the ad. You can also get in trouble with US Customs trying to bring HB products into the US. I have a few other Hornbill carving that are old and are supposed to have been here before CITES. However I understand the problem with people hunting them for the ivory and feathers. The birds have magnificent feathers also, some over a meter (40") long. The bird itself with tail feathers can grow to 64" -- 5 feet 4 inches -- or 160cm long Attached Images

5th January 2007, 12:03 PM	#4
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	Hi Guys, here's my one and only hornbill piece see that the intension firtsly was to carve the side also with scroll work. I think they first wanted to make an earring but probably they changed their mind or the broke the upperpart? Arjan. Attached Images

5th January 2007, 12:06 PM	#5
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	O did you know there where also mini Hornbills? did you know there where once also where mini hornbills? the piece here on the pandat is only about 1 cm! Attached Images

5th January 2007, 04:34 PM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	Enclosed some other pictures. Feeling I have is that old earrings have a lot of open sides and less decoration on top. But this is all from books. Are their no old ones in private collections amongst us ? Attached Images

5th January 2007, 04:40 PM	#7
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi here some earrings the most off the stuff in the pic is from the famous collector Herbert Da Silva. Ben Attached Images

5th January 2007, 04:59 PM	#8
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE CARVED SKULLS IF I CAN GET THEM TO COME THRU. WELL 3 OUT OF 4 IS GOOD ENOUGH. THE TOP ONE IS A BEAR SKULL THE TEETH ARE OFTEN SEEN ATTACHED TO MANDAU AND OTHER DAYAK ITEMS. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS FROM A SLOTH BEAR OR A SUN BEAR BUT I THINK IT IS ONE OR THE OTHER. THE OTHER IS A BOAR SKULL THE TUSKS ARE OFTEN USED IN DAYAK DECOR AS WELL AS CARVED BONES ARE OFTEN USED ON SOME MANDAU SCABBARDS MOSTLY FROM KALAMANTAN(THE INDONESIAN PART OF BORNEO) THE APE SKULL IN THE PREVIOUS POST IS DEFINITELY DAYAK BUT I AM NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE HORSE SKULL AND HUMAN SKULL ARE THEY MIGHT BE FROM TIMOR. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 5th January 2007 at 08:26 PM.