Large monkey sculpture,1st half 19th century · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3049485
Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany
Lempertz, Brussels, 30 March 2006, Lot 25
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Description
wood, rest., base
Impressive animal sculpture in elegantly curved reduced forms, whose expressiveness is further enhanced by the surface structure marked by weathering and wind abrasion.
The animal figure shows anthropomorphic facial features and was probably worked on a post. Apparently an animal totem put in a place to frighten off rampant spirits and thus offer protection to humans.
The object Large monkey sculpture,1st half 19th century with the object ID 3049485 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 36 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,700 with an asking price of EUR 4,000.
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Expertise
C14 Certificate, ASA, Laboratoires d' Archéométrie, Paris, 26 November 2004
Comparing literature
Murray, Thomas, C-14 Dating of Dayak Art, o.O. 2015, cat. 44