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Nias, Fine Seated Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Early 20th

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Nias, Fine Seated Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Early 20th

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Description

Wood
Nias peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia, early 20th century
High towering three-parted headdress
Wearing a pendant earring on the right ear (a prerogative for titled male members of the Nias culture)
Prominent brows above diamond-shaped eyes and a large nose
Slender cylindrical torso with arms carved away from the body and on thick flexed legs with large feet
Mounted on a square wooden base
Height: 33.5 cm
Provenance: Bodes en Bode, Den Haag; Michel Thieme, Amsterdam; Hans van Houwelingen, Amsterdam

The Nias believe the spirits of the dead to have the power to influence the fate of the living. To appease those spirits they carve wooden statues in their likeness, called ‘adu zatua’.

Literature:

Nias: Tribal Treasures. Cosmic Reflections in Stone, Wood, and Gold, Delft 1990, p. 204 ff.

Condition:

The figure is in fair condition with cracks and slight traces of abrasion. Partial restoration to the crown. The height, without the base, measures, 33.5 cm.

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Nias, Fine Seated Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Early 20th

Name: Nias, Fine Seated Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Early 20th
SKU: 35740494
Price: 4000 EUR
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