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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 317175, member: 2844"]Wecome to the forum, JohnNL. Dutch? In that case welkom op het forum.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Lovely combs and nice pictures, John. They are both Indonesian.</p><p>The first one is Moluccas, maybe Tanimbar, but a relatively simple one.</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcTZr08EF4o9z116PVto_AeEA-dQs6_hBX4qEJtT5sRSTKBEqvs1Mg&sp=23ce7e8b3ad5cc77e67275fac929ec05&anticache=344753" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The symmetric birds are very Indonesian, the compartment decoration is typical of the gorgeous Tanimbar combs.</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSs12p24uA8bjO06K5-07be3Pp4Cr5PyVgxahGOmTsQTmOPzteNUg&sp=18cc90f454f331df351d3f17d5b90ef2&anticache=515433" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is Balinese, the shape represents Dewi Sri, the Goddess of rice. Dewi Sri symbolism, recognizable by the flared skirt, is everywhere in Bali.</p><p><img src="https://i2.wp.com/indonesiatravelmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bali-Comb-shape-Dewi-Sri-ff.jpg?resize=400%2C400" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://indonesiatravelmagazine.com/bali-traditional-arts-bali-sculptures/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://indonesiatravelmagazine.com/bali-traditional-arts-bali-sculptures/" rel="nofollow">http://indonesiatravelmagazine.com/bali-traditional-arts-bali-sculptures/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 317175, member: 2844"]Wecome to the forum, JohnNL. Dutch? In that case welkom op het forum.:) Lovely combs and nice pictures, John. They are both Indonesian. The first one is Moluccas, maybe Tanimbar, but a relatively simple one. [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcTZr08EF4o9z116PVto_AeEA-dQs6_hBX4qEJtT5sRSTKBEqvs1Mg&sp=23ce7e8b3ad5cc77e67275fac929ec05&anticache=344753[/IMG] The symmetric birds are very Indonesian, the compartment decoration is typical of the gorgeous Tanimbar combs. [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSs12p24uA8bjO06K5-07be3Pp4Cr5PyVgxahGOmTsQTmOPzteNUg&sp=18cc90f454f331df351d3f17d5b90ef2&anticache=515433[/IMG] The second one is Balinese, the shape represents Dewi Sri, the Goddess of rice. Dewi Sri symbolism, recognizable by the flared skirt, is everywhere in Bali. [IMG]https://i2.wp.com/indonesiatravelmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bali-Comb-shape-Dewi-Sri-ff.jpg?resize=400%2C400[/IMG] [URL]http://indonesiatravelmagazine.com/bali-traditional-arts-bali-sculptures/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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