Amulet figure · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3043034
sold
EUR 320
Provenance
Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, lot 6
Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, kneeling, arms carved close to the body, simplified facial features, base.
Such statuettes were made by the medicine man. They should protect their owner from diseases.
The object Amulet figure with the object ID 3043034 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 5 achieved a sales price of EUR 320.
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