001091 Moluccas, Leti or Babar, ancestor figure

001091 Moluccas, Leti or Babar, ancestor figure

SpecificationsHeight:  cmMaterial: wood, shellPosition: squattingGender: maleIndigenous name: yeneProvenanceFormer collection, The Hague, late 1960s or 70s.PublicationsAdditional informationDetailed and large ancestor figures could also refer to lineage founders or...
001093 Sumatra, Batak, Karo, spirit boat figure

001093 Sumatra, Batak, Karo, spirit boat figure

SpecificationsHeight: ca 55 cmMaterial: wood, hide, palm fibrePosition: walkingGender: maleIndigenous name: ProvenanceFormer collection The Hague, 1970s.PublicationsRef.: Sibeth, Achim (1990), Mit den Ahnen leben: Batak – Menschen in Indonesien, 70-71, 75 ill....
001090 Moluccas, Tanimbar, ancestor figure

001090 Moluccas, Tanimbar, ancestor figure

SpecificationsHeight: 16 cmMaterial: woodPosition: seated legs crossed (bersila)Gender: femaleIndigenous name: walutProvenanceFormer The Hague collection, 1970s.PublicationsAdditional informationOn the back of the photo ‘Tanimbar’ is written in pencil. The...
001089 Sumatra, Batak, Pakpak Dairi, container

001089 Sumatra, Batak, Pakpak Dairi, container

SpecificationsHeight: 15 cmMaterial: wood, metal, plant fibrePosition: equestrianGender: maleIndigenous name: guri-guri or perminakenProvenanceFormer The Hague collection.PublicationsAdditional informationIt is not clear whether this container was used for medicine...