Ancestor figure "adu zatua" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3053409
Starting price
EUR 2,500
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Franz Curt Fetzer, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
On the whole island of Nias, wooden ancestor statues called “adu zatua” used to be made after a parent passed away and kept as representations of the deceased person. Nias people believed that the spirit of their ancestors still remained inside the wooden sculpture. An old traditional house could contain many such statues.