Specifications

• Height: 114 and 133 cm
• Material: wood, shell
• Position: standing
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: (ham)patong
• Price realised: FF 70.000-90.000,- nc

Provenance

Jean-Louis Picard, Paris 5-12-1994, lot 41.

Publications

Additional information

West Kalimantan, Kendayaan Dayak effigy of an important and deceased person. These statues can always be designated to a specific area, they are usually executed in a basic design with attention to bodily details, without clear sexual details. The position of the arms is also found in West Papua.

Photo credits

JL Picard, Paris