Specifications

• Height: 17,1 cm.
• Material: wood
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: yene

Provenance

Salvador Dali, Spain; Bruce Frank, New York, 2016

Publications

Additional information

The figure is seated on a square base ornamented with geometric and floral patterns. Just below the knee a band is displayed, which seems to be a typical feature of important Leti ancestor figures. A well carved figure with a focus on details. The headdress shows a diagonal pattern also encountered on Javanese court circle batik patterns, called garis miring.

Photo credits

Bruce Frank Primitive Art, New York