Headpiece of a lute with squatting figure ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak · ID: 3050028

Description

wood, base

A comparative object from the Linden Museum, Stuttgart illustrated in Sibeth, 2000, p. 99, fig. 137.

Figures in a squatting posture (“marhombang sila”) are representations of ancestors or dwelling places of spirits associated with the realm of the dead.

The object Headpiece of a lute with squatting figure with the object ID 3050028 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 8 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim, Batak, Kunst aus Sumatra, Frankfurt am Main 2000, p. 99, ill. 137