Specifications

• Height: 67 cm
• Material: limestone
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: behu, osa-osa (?)
• Price realised: Dfl. 4.036,-

Provenance

Francois Coppens, Sint Niklaas, Joop-Schafthuizen, Machelen, Christie’s, Amsterdam 12-5-1998, lot 155

Publications

Ref. Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter (2013), Nias Sculpture, 85, ill i 16

Additional information

It is not clear whether this stone carving was erected as a stele, behu, or a seat in commemoration of great ancestors, village founders that were erected during the ceremonies in honor of the gods.

Photo credits

Christie’s, Amsterdam