Specifications

• Height: 22 x 15 cm
• Material: wood, bark, glass beads, rattan
• Position: 
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name: lupong manang

Provenance

Private collection, The Hague

Publications

Rossel, Siebe & Arnold Wentholt (eds.)(2008), Tribal Treasures in Dutch Private Collections, 128.

Additional information

Two spirit helpers, on the left a male and on the right a female, in a squatting position. The shaman’s box contains the paraphernalia for healing practices.

Photo credits

Ben Grishaaver, Leiden