an archive of Indonesian tribal art
001883 Papua, Lake Sentani, two daggers
Specifications Length: ca. 33 cm. Material: bone Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 1.800,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1930), Bloemendaal, acquired in Indonesia late 1920s; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5621. Publications...
001882 Moluccas, Leti, ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 36 cm. Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: male Indigenous name: Price realised: € 3.000,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired in the late 1920s; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5618. Publications...
001881 Papua, Humboldt Bay, drum
Specifications Height: 67,5 cm. Material: wood, reptile skin, plant fibre Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 800,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, acquired late 1920s on Dutch New Guinea; De Zwaan, Amsterdam...
001880 Nias, a ceremonial bowl
Specifications Length: 33,5 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 900,- hp Provenance De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5614. Publications Exhibitions Additional information A rare example of a ceremonial bowl with a human head as...
001879 Nias, female ancestor figure
Specifications Height: 33 cm. Material: wood Position: standing Gender: Indigenous name: adu zatua Price realised: € 4.200,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), most probably acquired in the 1930s on Java; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 29-10-2025, lot 5612....
001878 Papua, Lake Sentani, platter/ dish
Specifications Height: 79,5 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: hoitè Price realised: € 1.700,- hp Provenance Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, aquired in the late 1920s; De Zwaan 29-10-2025, lot 5610. Publications Ref.:...
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