an archive of Indonesian tribal art
001049 Sumatra, Batak, model of grave monument
Specifications Height: cm Material: wood, brass Position: squatting, standing Gender: male Indigenous name: Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, 1970s Publications Additional information Model of grave monument...
001052 Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak, Ngaju two stoppers
Specifications Height: 17 cm. Material: wood Position: seated, right leg raised Gender: male, female Indigenous name: karuhai, keruhei Provenance Former collection, The Hague, 1960s, early 1870s. Publications Additional information The female(?) figure to...
001051 Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Dayak, Ngaju, stopper
SpecificationsHeight: 17 cmMaterial: wood, plant fibre, glass beadPosition: squattingGender: maleIndigenous name: karuhai, keruheiProvenanceLoed van Bussel, The Hague, late 1950s.PublicationsAdditional informationIt seems that the rectangular base is part...
001047 Sumatra, Batak, mask
Specifications Height: 39 cm Material: wood, metal Position: Gender: Indigenous name: topeng Provenance Herman de Vries (?), Former private collection Amsterdam Publications Additional information Toba Batak, late 19th century...
001046 Sumatra, South Nias, forked anthropomorphic figure
Specifications Height: 152 cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: adu hörö, adu so bawa zihönö Provenance Rheinische Missiongesellschaft, Barmen-Wupperthal, acquired in ca 1890 in Hilisimaetanö; Loed van Bussel, 1981, Mrs Donath (?) Germany...
001044 Sumatra, South Nias, seated ancestor figure
Specifications Height: ca 28 cm Material: wood, pigment Position: seated Gender: male Indigenous name: adu nuwu Provenance Former Amsterdam Collection, early 197 Publications Additional information Sporting a fine but exceptional earpendant. A bamboo tube is inserted...
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