Ancestor figure "hazi nuwu" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3038241
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FranceSize
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny brown patina, abstract armless body, heart-shaped deepened facial plane with moustache, crowned by a flat headgear, min. dam., missing part (headgear), slight traces of abrasion, base
Comparing literature
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 221, ill. 62