Specifications

• Height: 15 cm.
• Material: wood, glass beads
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: runa
• Price realised: Dfl. 4.200,- hp

Provenance

Leendert van Lier (1910-1995), Blaricum, Christie’s Amsterdam 15-4-1997, lot 180, Rodger Dashow, Boston

Publications

Carpenter, Bruce W. (2015), Indonesian Tribal Art, 318

Additional information

Two anthropomorphic figures are seated opposite each other; free carved limbs. The figure to the left is depicted with a large penis.

Photo credits

Christie’s, Amsterdam