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001754 Sumatra, Central Nias, ancestor figure

001754 Sumatra, Central Nias, ancestor figure

Specifications Height:  35 cm. Material: wood Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name:adu zatua Price realised: € 4.284,- Provenance Michel Thieme, Amsterdam Publications   Exhibitions Additional information   Photo credits Robert Cusack, Cologne/...

001753 Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, knife

001753 Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, knife

Specifications Length: 31 cm. Material:wood, iron Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 4.788,- Provenance Hennie Huis in 't Veld, The Netherlands; Michel Thieme, Amsterdam; Lemperts, Brussels 31-1-2024, lot 142. Publications Exhibitions  ...

001752 Sulawesi, Toraja, spoon

001752 Sulawesi, Toraja, spoon

Specifications Length:  16,5 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 320,- hp Provenance De Zwaan, Amsterdam 7--5-2024, lot 5630 Publications Exhibitions Additional information This one has a fine abstracted zoomorphic head as finial...

001751 Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak, shaman’s box

001751 Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak, shaman’s box

Specifications Height: 24 cm. Material: wood, rattan, metal, bark Position: Gender: Indigenous name: lupong manang Price realised: € 500,-  Provenance Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam 1981; Fred Smit, Haarlem; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 7-5-2024, lot 5618. Publications Exhibitions...

001750 Borneo, Upper-Mahakam Dayak, ceremonial paddle

001750 Borneo, Upper-Mahakam Dayak, ceremonial paddle

Specifications Length: 142 cm. Material: wood, deer antler Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 300,- hp Provenance Fred Smit, Haarlem; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 7-5-2024, lot 5617. Publications Exhibitions Additional information Carved from one piece of...

001749 Papua, Asmat, war shield

001749 Papua, Asmat, war shield

Specifications Height:118 cm. Material: wood, pigments Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 1.000,- hp Provenance Fred Smit, Haarlem; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 7-5-2024, lot 5609. Publications Exhibitions Additional information Photo credits De Zwaan,...

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