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001134 Sumatra, Central Nias, ancestor figure
SpecificationsHeight: 45 cmMaterial: woodPosition: Gender: female (?)indigenous name: siraha salawa(?)Price realised: € 500,- hpProvenanceArie de Jong (1882-1962), The Hague; Venduehuis der Notarissen The Hague, March sale lot 1056; Private collection, The...
001181 Sumatra, Batak, Pakpak-Dairi, ancestor figure
SpecificationsHeight: 49 cmMaterial: wood, tin, pigmentPosition: squattingGender: maleIndigenous name: debata hidupPrice realised: € 10.625,-ProvenanceJaap and Laurens Langewis, acquired in Indonesia between 1920-1940; Martin Langewis 2012; Private...
000050 Sulawesi, Bugis and Toraja, swords
SpecificationsHeight: cmMaterial: iron, wood, rattan, wood, silver, animal hairPosition: Gender: Indigenous name: fltr alamang, dua lalan, unknownPrice realised: € 543,-ProvenanceJan van Riel (1907-1988), Tilburg; Veilinggebouw De Zwaan Amsterdam,...
000647 Sumatra, Batak, stopper of magic horn
SpecificationsHeight: 38 cmMaterial: woodPosition: Gender: Indigenous name: stopper of a naga morsarangPrice realised: $ 1.150,-ProvenanceSotheby's New York, 25-5-1999, lot 93PublicationsAdditional informationOn the neck of the singa five headless figures...
000628 Sumatra, Batak, Toba, guardian figure
SpecificationsHeight: 57 cmMaterial: wood, bamboo, plant fibrePosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: pagarPrice Realised: € 5.640,-ProvenanceRoland Tual, before 1930; Lair Dubreuil and André Portier, Paris 9-2-1930; (..); George Sadoul; Christie's,...
000689 Sumatra, Batak, medicine container
SpecificationsHeight: 21 cmMaterial: wood, ceramicPosition: equestrianGender: maleIndigenous name: perminakenProvenanceKunsthandel Klefisch, Cologne 93 auction, lot 724.Publications Additional informationPhoto creditsKunsthandel Klefisch, Cologne...
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