#3 Kramen~9 Sacred Ceremonial Pole~wooden Totem native Start Price USD 585.00 Current Price USD 585.00 Time Left 7 days 21 hours 18 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 End Time Friday, January 16, 2009 Location Sarawak, Borneo See more about '#3 Kramen~9 Sacred Ceremonial Pole~wooden Totem native' Description 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: TO012 Measurement:   Height: 271.5 cm / 106.9 inches Diameter: 26 cm / 10.2 inches Weight: 63.5 kg / 140 lb   Item is covered with insurance when shipped.   Description: Ceremonial poles were carved from single tree trunks, usually of hard wood, by the Orang Ulu communities in Belaga and Baram areas for their rituals in connection with headhuntings, farmings and initiation for young men in the past.   Before these people were converted to Christianity, they carved these poles and erected them in front of their longhouses.   During such ceremonies especially the “save”, men who participated in the rituals had to eat plain rice on banana leaves for 5 consecutive days, to abstain from any contact with women or indulge in any act that would provoke the deities protecting them. By observing such taboo, it was believed that the men would strengthen their souls, and make the brave in battles, as well as, to ask the deities for good harvests and for protection of the longhouse community from evil spirits.   Ceremonial poles have a range of height of 1 foot to several meters tall. This totem pole is carved from one single kayu "jati" tree, some of the hardest tree one can find from Borneo and carvings are motifs of "Tree of life", "Aso" Dog, "Naga" Dragon and "Dragon-Eye", repeated patterns from top to bottom, all round the totem, great carving!! This totem is extremely heavy and dense. It is estimated to be 10-15years old, able to withstand extreme outdoor weather for an architectural finish which will impress many artists across the world, some of the finest wood carvings from Sarawak, Borneo. Natural cracks are seen along the totem due to weather and aging process, the cracks however does not threaten the totem into pieces, u have my word.  Item is sold as shown, no exception but I guarantee it will arrive as shown, packing is done to our highest standards. Shipping method and pricing: Stated shipping via LCL/ Container service by cubic metre. Item is estimated to be 1 cubic metre after packing and it cost USD540 to be shipped by LCL to Los Angeles port. To other countries or other port please email me before bidding so that I can give you a good quotation!. You can combine shipping with doors and totems and using LCL it will be very much cheaper! please email me for combine shipping using LCL Los Angeles Port USD540 for 1 cubic meter USD740 for 2 cubic meter USD940 for 3 cubic meter   San Francisco Port USD590 for 1 cubic meter USD810 for 2 cubic meter USD1030 for 3 cubic meter                     Add me to your Favorites list       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 07:43:29 PDT, seller added the following information: Place a Bid!