This classic openwork prow features an impressive composition of four intertwined human figures and one Hornbill bird.

The figure on the back is sounding a war trumpet suggesting the canoe may have been used on headhunting raids.

The piece displays very well resting horizontal or standing vertically but for a fee I can have a custom display stand made to the buyer specifications.. more>>

Ceremonial wind instrument of the last indigenous tribe of New Guinea (Irian Jaya). The Asmat (tree people) tribal culture occupies the southwest coastline now known as West Papua, indonesia.

A type of bugle or trumpet made of bamboo and carved on the exterior by using the tooth of a rat (shell can also be used). Used as a signaling device during headhunting raids to instill fear or to paralyze the enemy. Used during 'feast cycles' and played in the 'lead' canoe ...more>>

In the hands of "the experts", "waste" can be transformed into a source of income, as the old columns of a house are turned into a colorful kindergarten chair and a classic Javanese carved chest is remarketed as a minimalist coffee table.

In the business of making furniture from recycled wood, the life of a log can well be extended, intentionally or not....more>>