Specifications

• Height:  cm
• Material: wood, shell
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: yene

Provenance

Former collection, The Hague, late 1960s or 70s.

Publications

Additional information

Detailed and large ancestor figures could also refer to lineage founders or mythical ancestors. In this case a separately carved offering cup is placed in front of the ancestor who seated on a high pedestal and carved from one piece of wood.