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001098 Sumatra, South Nias, judgement figure

001098 Sumatra, South Nias, judgement figure

SpecificationsHeight: 50,8 cm.Material: wood, cottonPosition: Gender: maleIndigenous name: adu höröProvenanceLoed and Mia van Bussel, The Hague, 1970s; Rodger Dashow, BostonPublicationsCarpenter, Bruce W. (2015), Indonesian Tribal Art, 112-113Additional...

001098 Papua, Central Asmat, war shield

001098 Papua, Central Asmat, war shield

SpecificationsHeight: 188 cmMaterial: wood, pigment, plant fibrePosition: Gender: Indigenous name: jamasjProvenanceFormer collection, The Hague 1970s.PublicationsAdditional information 

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...

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