Specifications

• Height: 145 cm
• Material: wood, chalk
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name:
• Price realised: $ 36.000,-

Provenance

H.J.A. Raedt van Oldenbarnevelt; Colonial Institute/ Tropenmuseum 1915-1983; Christie’s Amsterdam 22-6-1983, lot 377; Christie’s Paris, 11-6-2007, lot 222.

Publications

Additional information

The figure on a pole has reminds of the Leti statues. The high status of the person is expressed through struts between arms and knees and between base and feet.

Photo credits

Christie’s Paris