Ancestor figure · Vietnam, Jorai · ID: 3045763

Name: Ancestor figure
SKU: 3045763
Price: 400 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 400

Provenance

Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany

Size

H: 100 cm

H: 39.4 inch

Description

ironwood, light grey patina due to weathering, insect caused damage, burn marks, base

The Jorai are a minority group based in Vietnam’s central highlands.
Most figurative sculpture of the Jorai relates to ancestor worship and funerary rites.

The present figure probably once belonged to a group of figures that were placed around a Jorai gravesite. The figures rose from high posts and served as spiritual guardians.

The object Ancestor figure with the object ID 3045763 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 13 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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