Joe Loux. | Joe Loux Silver Disk from West Timor, Indonesia
A collectible, antique silver disk from West Timor in Indonesia that served as a headhunting emblem. Joe Loux buys rare and antique tribal jewelry from around the world, including Indonesian jewelry, Malaysian jewelry, Paiwan jewelry, Oceanic jewelry, Philippines jewelry, Minority Chinese jewelry and Indian jewelry.
headhunting, Timor, Indonesia, tribal jewelry, southeast asian art, southeast asian jewelry
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West Timor Silver Disk.

Silver Disk
West Timor, Indonesia
Early 20th century
Silver with repousse.
Weight 105g, diameter 5 7/8″, depth 1/2″.
See ‘Power and Gold. Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines’ by Susan Rodgers (Geneva, 1988), p.298 for a similar example.
This was probably once a headhunting emblem presented to returning warriors by tribal leaders as a symbol of bravery.  In Atoni, new mothers would emerge from postpartum seclusion and would be outfitted in the male warrior’s costume, complete with headhunter disks.
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Date

26 July 2023

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