Male ancestor figure "adu zatua" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3040762
sold
EUR 360
Provenance
Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919), Ladbergen/Göttingen, GermanyH. 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