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RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"
RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"

RARE OLD TORAJA TREE BARK TUNIC, PENAI OR BAJU, (SULAWESI) FROM CELEBES, INDONESIA. HAND PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS 32" x 29"

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EXTREMELY RARE BARK CLOTHING TUNIC CALLED "PENAI OR BAJU". 

 Extremely Rare One of a Kind Tree bark Ceremonial Female Tunic called “Baju” From the Toraja people (Torajaland) of Sulawesi , Celebes, Indonesia Hand painted motifs of stylized animalistic motifs pertaining to royalty, buffalo heads with horns (Buffaloes are a sign of great wealth in the region), crabs, locusts and some geometric patterns. 

                                   Earthtones

SIZE: 32" FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SLEEVE

SIZE: 29" FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

SHOWN ON PHOTOS BELOW.

There is one patch of bark that was applied with bark sap to cover a natural hole in the bark fabric, it is not a break, the bark cloth had a natural hole that needed to be covered to complete the design of the tunic so it was patched by the creator at the time

Many mysteries of life are captured in such cloths. This is extremely rare and hard to find, I collected it years ago in Torajaland and did not want to part with it but I am getting too old to keep everything I do not have room for, as of late. In 40 years, I never found another bark tunic, this was the only one.

 Torajans hold onto the belief that their earliest ancestors were heavenly beings who descended to Earth using a divine stairway.

 Most Torajans live in small villages connected only by dirt roads in the Sulawesi highlands in unusual houses that look like reversed boats, reminiscent of  the stave churches of Scandinavia. 

 All our collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates available.

  We have artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that we will put on upon request because shipping has to be calculated accordingly with trucking company.