Zemanek-Münster

Magic figure ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba-Batak · ID: 3048816

sold EUR 700
Provenance
American Private Collection
Size
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch

Description

wood, cracks

The present armless and legless sculpture may be a “figure of defensive character”, as they were hung upside down in rows in the gable of the house.


The object Magic figure with the object ID 3048816 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 120 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Batak Sculpture, Singapore 2007, p. 137, ill. 167 right


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