Zemanek-Münster

Male ancestor figure "adu zatua" ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3040762

sold EUR 360
Provenance
Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919), Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
H. Sundermann was a Protestant missionary of the “Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft” on the Indonesian island of Nias for more than three decades, from 1875 to 1910. His lifework is inconceivable without his confrontation with life, religion and ancestor worship on Nias.
Size
H: 20,3 cm
H: 8.0 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, carved with short crown, simple headband and bracelet, slightly dam., missing parts (base), crack


The object Male ancestor figure “adu zatua” with the object ID 3040762 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 11 achieved a sales price of EUR 360.

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