Specifications

• Height: 154 and 158 cm
• Material: wood
• Position: standing
• Gender: female
• Indigenous name: hampatong
• Price realised: Dfl. 4.541,-

Provenance

Christie’s, Amsterdam 12-9-02, lot 98

Publications

ref.: Coppens, Francois & Annemie De Gendt (2000), Woodcarvers & Headhunters. Vanishing Dayak Cultures from Borneo, 38-39, fig. 40 and 41

Additional information

Two female standing figures, one with a child clinging to the torso. Both items show a rectangular hole for a construction beam. Shrine guardians from East or central kalimantan.

Photo credits

Christie’s, Amsterdam