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001063 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, protective figure

001063 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, protective figure

Specifications Height:  cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male indigenous name: hampatong Provenance Former Dutch collection, 1970s. Publications Additional information No further data available. The carving is clearly reminiscent of the...

001062 Sumatra, Nias, figure

001062 Sumatra, Nias, figure

Specifications Height:  cm Material: wood Position: half figure Gender: male Indigenous name: adu hörö Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, 1980s. Publications Additional information South Nias. No other data available....

001062 Nusa Tenggara, Flores, Ngada, threshold

001062 Nusa Tenggara, Flores, Ngada, threshold

Specifications Length: 155 cm; Height: 50 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: kawa péré Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, early 1980s. Publications Ref. Molnar, Andrea K. (1999), 'Threshold of a Ngada Ancestress House' in Douglas...

001061 Sumatra, Batak, protective device

001061 Sumatra, Batak, protective device

Specifications Length: Material: wood, hair, ijuk fibre, horn Position: Gender: Indigenous name: pagar Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, 1970s; present whereabouts unknown   Publications Ref.: Sibeth, Achim (1990), Mit den Ahnen leben: Batak-...

001060 Nusa Tenggara, Flores, ancestor figure

001060 Nusa Tenggara, Flores, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 42 cm Material: wood Position: seated Gender: female Indigenous name: ana deo Provenance Former Amsterdam collection 1970; present collection unknown   Publications Ref. Molnar, Andrea K. (1999), Lio Ancestral Statuette, in Newton (ed.)...

001059 Sumatra, Batak, pair of ancestor figures

001059 Sumatra, Batak, pair of ancestor figures

SpecificationsHeight: 19 and 17 cmMaterial: wood, metalPosition: squattingGender: male and femaleIndigenous name: debata hidup (?)ProvenanceLoed van Bussel, The Hague, 1970s; American private collectionPublicationsHersey, Irwin (1991), Indonesian Primitive...

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