Specifications

• Height: 138 cm.
• Matrial: wood, metal, hair, cotton
• Position: equestrian
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: tongat malehat

Provenance

Alain Schoffel, Paris; Adrian Schlag, Brussels

Publications

Adrian Schlag (2007), Tribal Art Classics, Batak, 10-11.

Additional information

Pakpak Dairi? Hollow back, legs in typical position. Unusual metal inlays around the neck and breast of the rider, Several diminutive figures along the base, beneath the singa’s mouth and on top of the head.

Photo credits

Frédéric Dehaen