by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 10, 2019 | Objects
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...
by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 10, 2019 | Objects
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....
by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 7, 2019 | Objects
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...
by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 6, 2019 | Objects
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...
by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 6, 2019 | Objects
SpecificationsHeight: ca 30 cmMaterial: wood, pigmentPosition: Gender: Indigenous name: topengProvenanceFormer collection, The Hague.PublicationsAdditional informationFine expressive mask from the Simalungun. In most of the cases these masks were adorned with ijuk...
by Arnold Wentholt | Jun 4, 2019 | Objects
SpecificationsHeight: 153 cmMaterial: wood, pigmentPosition: Gender: Indigenous name:Realised price: € 1.600,- hpProvenanceLoed van Bussel, Amsterdam; Veilinghuis De Zwaan, Amsterdam 2-4-2019, lot 3399.PublicationsAdditional informationA somewhat smaller shield than...