Specifications

• Height: 7,4 cm.
• Material: wood
• Position: crouching
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name:
• Price realised: € 350,- hp

Provenance

John Barker, acq. 1970; Zemanek, Würzburg 28-5-2011, lot 4.

Publications

ref.: Wentholt, Arnold (2016), ‘Coaxing the Spirits’ in Bruce Frank (ed.), Dayak Amulets, 12 and ill. 6.

Exhibitions

Additional information

Zoomorphs being part of an amulet configuration are less common. When they do appear, an aquatic animal or reptile is the most likely as representatives, like the aso-dragon, of the Underworld, associated with fecundity and initiation.

Photo credits

Zemanek, Würzburg