an archive of Indonesian tribal art
001043 Sulawesi, Toraja, funerary effigy
Specifications Height: cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: tau-tau Provenance Amsterdam collection, acquired early 1970s Publications Additional information The composition of this effigy deviates from the general in that...
001042 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Bentian or Tunjung Dayak spirit figure
Specifications Height: 92 cm Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: indistinct Indigenous name:patunkng Provenance Loed van Bussel (?), The Hague, Serge Brignoni, Lugano 1970s, Museo delle Culture, Lugano Publications Gianinazzi, Claudio &...
001041 Borneo, East or Central Kalimantan, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 160 cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: hampatong Provenance Former collection Amsterdam Publications Additional information At the back long hair is worn in a string. Position of the arms indicates aa...
001035 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Kayan Dayak, coconut grater
Specifications Length: 76 cm Material: wood. iron, rattan Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Former collection Amsterdam Publications Additional information The metal scraper issues from an aso's muzzle. The underworld creature linked with...
001038 Borneo, East Kalimantan, protective figure
Specifications Height: 206 cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: hampatong Provenance Former collection Amsterdam Publications Additional information The face with opened mouth, exposed teeth, moustache and topped by an animal...
001036 Borneo, East Kalimantan, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 94 cm Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: hampatong Provenance Former Amsterdam collection Publications Additional information Strong sculpture with expressive face, probably hailing from the lower Mahakam...
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