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Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown, Indonesia - Nias, Size: H: 33 cm (H: 13.0 inch), ID: 3047769
Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown, Indonesia - Nias, Size: H: 33 cm (H: 13.0 inch), ID: 3047769 - 2/4 Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown, Indonesia - Nias, Size: H: 33 cm (H: 13.0 inch), ID: 3047769 - 3/4 Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown, Indonesia - Nias, Size: H: 33 cm (H: 13.0 inch), ID: 3047769 - 4/4
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Lot 82
96th Auction

Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3047769

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch

Description

wood,
“Adu zatua” served as mediators between the supernatural and natural world of humans, by which the islands inhabitants communicated with and influenced the ancestors, gods, and spirits for two main purposes: to secure prosperity and blessings and to protect against disease and disaster.

Comparing literature

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Delft 1990, p. 24

Asia
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