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Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF BORNEO We specialize in superb quality Borneo tribal art, antiques, collectibles, charms, traditional musical instruments, crafts, and fabrics. Not only to maintain 100% postive feedbacks ebay seller, we look forward to share with you the most beautiful and valuable handmade crafts and carvings, as all of you know Borneo Island is well-known for its culture and primitive collections! So please waste no time, enjoy viewing our extraordinary items and remember to add us to your favaurite seller list! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! We sell only 100% Genuine and Authentic products! Borneoartifact Item Number: HP079Height: 22cm / 8.7 inchesWidth (base): 5.5cm / 2.2 inchesWeight: 0.15kg / 0.33 lbAge: 1970s statue The Melanau traditionally believed that most sickness are caused by supernatural elements and they can identify more than 40 main such spirits. In its early stage, or if it is slight, the sickness is usually dealt with by the Dukun, an expert in herbal cures and magic charms, who would also prescribe medicine. If the sickness persists, then an expert would be invited to carve image of the responsible spirit in sago pith, called a Blum / Belum. After the appropriate spell is said over it and a mixture of chewed betelnut, sireh leaves and lime spat at it, the bad spirit is said to have left the patient and entered the image. After water has been poured over the image and patient, recovery would take place if the diagnosis has been correct. The spirit would remain in the image for 3 days, after which it would be taken to the proper habitation of the spirit, the jungle or the river, and abandoned there. If the above ritual is not successful then more complicated healing ceremonies like the Berbayoh, Baguda and Berayun will be carried out in which images are sometimes used. I might think this statue image here also represents one of the many spirits or semi-god figures used during a Berayun ceremony by the Melanau in Borneo. The statue is carved with an animal on top, all carved from mid hardwood. Shipping rate: Item shipped is charged at an estimated final packing weight of 0.5 kg / 1.1 lb which cost 25.10 usd. Shipping cost to worldwide is 25.10 usd. Item shipped is insured. Add me to your Favorites list Shipping - Courier and registered air. Price stated in this listing is by Air (Courier or registered air). For Courier services we use OCS (www.ocstracking.com), DHL (www.dhl.com) or TNT (www.tnt.com) depending on the destination country. Buyer can easily track their items at the website given above. Courier services and air normally takes 3 to 14days depending on the custom clearance in your country. Shipping – Surface parcel.There are some listings' shipping price is by surface parcel as stated in description, that we suggest buyer to use surface parcel to save on shipping cost. Buyer may also email us if they opt to use surface parcel for listings that are using air. For Surface Parcel to worldwide: 10kg/22lbs = USD75 20kg/44lbs = USD100 Maximum weight for surface parcel 20kg/44lbs for most of the countries. Some countries maximum weight only 10kg/22lbs. Please email us for more inquiries. Combine Shipping Discounts. We offer attractive combine shipping discounts (20% to 40% on shipping for following items) to help buyer saves on the shipping cost. Please email us for combine shipping discounts. Shipping Coverage. We ship to worldwide. Our shipping tables are readily available. Please email us so that we can show you shipping rates for combine shipping. USA and Canada. Europe 1 –Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Portugal, Switzerland. Europe 2 –Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, Spain. Asia 1 - Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand. Asia 2 - Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Korea, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam. Singapore, Japan, and the rest of the world. Please email us. Packaging Process. Will take up to 2 business days only and tracking number will be provided. Please provide telephone number for shipping purpose. Damage Item. Please report to us immediately with pictures of the items damaged during shipment. We will proceed with compensation or replacement. WIDTH="752" HEIGHT="227" NAME="auctivastorewindow" ALIGN="middle" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE=" http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> On Jul-19-08 at 07:43:30 PDT, seller added the following information:
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