Carved objects · reclaimed bridge timber
The Broken Crown
A larger structural timber from an old bridge, with a fractured crown and a weathered surface.
Storytelling
Originally part of an old bridge structure in a Kalimantan village, this larger piece retains a fractured crown and a heavily weathered surface. Its irregular upper profile was not designed as decoration; it is what gives the piece its unmistakable identity.
Documented. Material, availability and reference as listed above; origin as reported by the source. The photographs show the object complete.
Not claimed. Maker, date or attribution beyond the reported origin. No antique, ritual or museum status is implied.
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