Zemanek-Münster

Figure of the progenitor couple "debata idup" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak · ID: 3051068

sold EUR 800
Provenance
Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch

Description

wood, base

Possibly originally crowning a magic wand “tungkot malehat”.


The object Figure of the progenitor couple “debata idup” with the object ID 3051068 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 119 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben: Batak - Menschen in Indonesien, Linden-Museum Stuttgart, 1990, p. 130, ill. 156


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