Specifications
- Height: 56 cm.
- Material: wood
- Position: standing
- Gender: male
- Indigenous name: adu zatua
- Price realised: €
Provenance
Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in the Dutch East Indies before 1942; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5634.
Publications
Heine-Geldern, R. a.o. (1948), Indonesian Art, New York: Asia Institute, p. 94 and ill. p. 95 nr. 271.
Ref.: Gronert, W. (1990), Nias Tribal Treasures, p. 203, nr 27 for an almost similar figure.
Exhibitions
Asia Institute, New York: Indonesian Art, a loan exhibition from the Royal Indies Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Oct. 29 – Dec. 31 1948 and other cities in the USA 1949
Additional information
The right arm has been carved separately.
Photo credits
Veilinggebouw De Zwaan