Specifications

• Height: 72 cm
• Material: wood
• Position: half figure
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: adu hörö
• Price realised: € 14.000,- hp

Provenance

G.H.R. von Königswald, Germany; Kunsthandel Klefisch, Cologne, 12-5-2007, lot 276; Rodger Dashow, Boston.

Publications

Carpenter, Bruce W. (2015), Indonesian Tribal Art, pp. 114-15.

Additional information

Ref. Gronert a.o. (1990) Nias Tribal Treasures, p. 30 ‘adu hörö, a large carving intended to ameliorate the spiritual consequences of war and head hunting. These are kept inside the house.’

Photo credits

Kunsthandel Klefisch, Cologne