Headpiece of a lute with squatting figure

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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.

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Comparing literature

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

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