Specifications

• Height:  cm
• Material: wood
• Position:kneeling
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: hampatong

Provenance

Collected in the field by Ben Tursch before 1973; Gallery Anuschka (Menist) 1973; Serge & Graziella Brignoni, Lugano

Publications

Booklet Gallery Anuschka ‘dayak and batak art 11 may 1973’. Gianinazzi, Claudio & Christian Giordano (ed.) ( 1989), Culture Extraeurpee. The Serge and Graziella Brignoni Collection, 302-303 ill. 446 Maiullari, Paolo & Junita Arneld (ed.)( 2008), Patong. La grande scultura dei populi del Borneo, 44 ill. 18

Additional information

In the publication of 1989 the piece of sculpture is attributed to the Iban; in the 2008 catalogue it is attributed to the Kutai area, East Kalimantan. The arms are held in a fashion encountered in the Tunjung area. Uncommon posture, his right hand is holding a sword, his left the penis.