Specifications

• Length: 221 cm
• Material: wood
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: hombung
• Price realised: € 15.000,- hp

Provenance

Anne and Jacques Kerchache, Pierre-Bergé, Paris 13-6-2010, lot 402

Publications

Ref.: Sibeth, Achim & Bruce Carpenter (2007), Batak Sculpture, 342-349

Additional information

These heirloom chests served to store jewelry and textiles and also served as beds for the oldest male of the clan. They can be made of one single log or of heavy planks. The sides may be carved with an intricate foliage pattern or showing a corrugated adze pattern.

Photo credits

Pierre Bergé & Ass., Paris