001173 Sumatra, North Nias, female ancestor figure

001173 Sumatra, North Nias, female ancestor figure

SpecificationsHeight: 38,3 cmMaterial: woodPosition: standingGender: femaleIndigenous name: adu zatuaProvenancePrivate Danish collection, collected 1950s; Private collection, The Netherlands.PublicationsAdditional informationNorth Nias, high peaked ferntree crown, She...
001172 Sumatra, Central Nias, ancestor figure

001172 Sumatra, Central Nias, ancestor figure

SpecificationsHeight: 35,6 cmMaterial: woodPosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: adu zatuaProvenancePrivate Danish collection, 1950s; Private collection, Den Bosch, Netherlands; PublicationsAdditional informationCentral Nias, probably male no sex indicated,...
001177 Sulawesi, Toraja, funerary effigy

001177 Sulawesi, Toraja, funerary effigy

SpecificationsHeight: 122 cmMatrial: wood, shellPosition: squaattingGender: maleIndigenous name: tau tauPrice realised: € 6.000,-ProvenanceJean-Luc and Jacky André, Paris; Sotheby’s Paris 7-12-2005, lot 35.Publications Additional informationLower arms missing....
001176 Sulawesi, Toraja, funerary effigy

001176 Sulawesi, Toraja, funerary effigy

SpecificationsHeight: 110 cmMaterial: woodPosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: tau tauPrice realised: € 5.400,-ProvenanceJean-Luc and Jacky André, Paris; Sotheby’s Paris 7-12-2005, lot 34.PublicationsAdditional informationPhoto creditsSotheby’s...
001171 Sumatra, Batak, stopper

001171 Sumatra, Batak, stopper

SpecificationsHeight: 17 cmMaterial: wood, cottonPosition: kneelingGender: maleIndigenous name: stopper of a guri-guri small containerProvenanceFred ten Houten, before 1970; Volkenkundig museum Gerardus van der Leeuw, Groningen 1970-1995; Private collection The...