Specifications

• Height: 11,6 cm.
• Material: wood, glass bead
• Position: squatting
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name:
• Price realised: € 3.300,- hp

Provenance

Aldo & Hannie van Eyck, Loenen aan de Vecht; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 11-12-2025

Publications

Exhibitions

Additional information

With a pointed triangular nose , crossed arms resting on raised knees, this amulet is a classical example of a male ancestor figure of the Southwestern Moluccas, Leti, Babar. The back of the figure is not attached to the legs, which are carved separately.

Photo credits

De Zwaan, Amsterdam