Interesting Bali figurines purchase

Don't normally go for carved figurines but this lot looked to have a
high quality and a certain quirkiness so I gambled AU$45 on them.
The seated lady appears to have been by FA Pan Akus a master carver in Bali
sometime between 1945 and 1960. and I suspect the standing lady may be
the same but I'll need to remove the felt to check. Haven't found anything
on the carver who did the native girl de-husking the coconut but suspect it is from
the same era. The naked torso thing has got me. Danish keyring holder??? The pointy hat guy looks fairly standard stuff. Then there is the stoned musician playing the accordion in some kind of leopard spotted wood. Lastly there are these two dogs(?) kissing/dancing?? There's a label underneath that I think reads “Salling” and I keep
turning up Salling Keramic on google so not sure who done it. Think I might have
scored with possibly two FA Pan carvings and I'm seriously tempted to keep the
sitting lady. Some details.

1- 3.25kg 57cm high
2- 1.97kg 32cm high
3- 3.16kg 60cm high
4- 1.02kg 44cm high
5- 1.25kg 36cm high
6- 1.08kg 28cm high
7- 1.28kg 21.5cm high

Cheers
Stephen

 

The Balinese carvings are beautiful, good quality. I love the seated lady as well.
Yes, I found Fa Pan Akus on pinterest. The period would be right.
The standing legong dancer does not look like she is by the same maker to me. But she is beautiful as well. She is adjusting her costume, getting ready for the dance.
On the girl de-husking the coconut it says: 'seni pahat leket' = sculptural art, and then place names: Kepaon, Kuta, Den Pasar, Bali. Kepaon is a settlement that is now part of Den Pasar, the capital of Bali. Kuta is now the best known tourist area.
The Danish torso thing could be for necklaces.
The two dancing dogs are a pre-Columbian Colima culture replica/souvenir from Mexico.

 

The FA Pan is shown carved underneath the seated lady pictures. The "seni pahat" is under the first pictures of the coconut girl.

 

You beat me to it, I was still editing. Anyway, found him. Best re-read what I've written. That's usually a work in progress, getting some coordination between brain cells. Otherwise I would be cluttering an entire thread with evidence of progressing brain function.

 

Naked lady #4 might be intended as a hat-stand. With earrings or necklaces on the hooks.....

 

The Bali carvings are great !!!
The torso.....who cares what it's for....it's sublime in it's presence !

 

Nice find, they are beautiful especially the Legong dancer