Borneo Dayak Ritual Healing Stick from Ironwood

Borneo Dayak Ritual Healing Stick

This intricately carved wooden healing stick originates from the Dayak people of Borneo, an indigenous group renowned for their rich spiritual traditions and deep connection to the natural and ancestral world. The artifact features a vertical totem-like design with two stylized human figures, each seated in a meditative posture, possibly representing shamans or ancestral spirits.

The upper figure wears a pointed headdress, suggesting a figure of spiritual authority or a ritual leader. Both figures are depicted with large, circular eyes and simplified facial features, enhancing their mystical presence. The central section is wrapped in a coiled motif, symbolizing spiritual energy or the binding force between the physical and spiritual realms.

Used in traditional healing rituals, this stick likely served as a medium for channeling protective and curative forces. Its balanced symmetry and symbolic forms indicate its importance not only as a ceremonial object but also as a link between the healer, the spirits, and the patient.

Carved from Ironwood and mounted on a display base, this object is a striking example of Dayak craftsmanship and their animistic worldview, where every element in nature holds a spiritual essence.

H – 39 x 5 x 3 cm

Height with stand – 42 cm / 395 g

Price include custom stand and shipping worldwide by air mail.