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001097 Sumatra, Batak, Toba, architectural ornament

001097 Sumatra, Batak, Toba, architectural ornament

SpecificationsHeight: 70 cmMaterial: woodPosition: Gender: Indigenous name: singaProvenanceFormer collection The Hague 1970s.Publications Additional informationHere the singa is an armless creature with bent legs terminating in double clog-like feet. A...

001094 Borneo, West Kalimantan, Land Dayak funeral effigy

001094 Borneo, West Kalimantan, Land Dayak funeral effigy

SpecificationsHeight: 109 cmMaterial: wood, textilePosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: pantakProvenanceLinden-Museum, Stuttgart.PublicationsAdditional informationLand Dayak funeral effigy, Landak area.Photo creditsLinden-Museum, Stuttgart...

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...

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...

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