an archive of Indonesian tribal art
001073 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 32 cm. Material: wood Position: seated Indigenous name: korwar Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, early 1980s. Publications Additional information Yapen Island. The figure with elaborate scarifications on the cheeks holds two...
001072 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure
SpecificationsHeight: 22 cmMaterial: wood, glass beadPosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: korwarProvenanceChristie's Amsterdam 12-9-1984, lot 57; Former Amsterdam private collection, 1980s.PublicationsAdditional informationBiak Island. Figure...
001624 Nusa Tenggara, Timor, mask
SpecificationsHeight: 28 cmMaterial: wood, pigmentsPosition:Gender:Indigenous name:ProvenanceFormer Amsterdam collection, 1970sPublicationsPublished Hersey, Irwin (1991) Indonesian Primitive Art, 69 ill. 43Additional informationHersey gives as whereabouts the...
001065 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural fragment
Specifications Height: 106 cm Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Former Dutch collection, 1970s Publications Additional information Benua'/ Tunjung. Composite head which seems to be inspired by the Indian Makara, a monsterhead....
001064 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural panel
Specifications Height: 75 cm.; Br: 27 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Former Dutch collection, 1970s. Publications Additional information Kayan-Kenyah complex (Kayanic)The upper part of this panel shows a combination of the...
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...
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