Ancestor figure "adu zatua" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3045846
sold
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Hein Westerop, The Netherlands (collected in Java or Sumatra between 1913 - 1928)Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands
Marc Pinto, Perth, Australia
Size
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Description
wood,
Throughout Nias such wooden images were produced as receptacles for ancestor spirits.
The present figure wears a high rising crown, which resembles a fern leaf and a necklace “nifato-fato” - both replicas of traditional jewelry, such as the aristocracy of the Nias usually wore.