Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Central Nias
sold
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Friedrich Kramer, Oerlinghausen/Gütersloh, Germany , coll. in situ, 1875Friedrich Kramer (1844-1920) came to Nias in 1873 on behalf of the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft where he took charge of the missionary station Gunung Sitoli. He studied life, religion and ancestor worship on Nias and in 1890 he published the article “Der Götzendienst der Niasser” in the “Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde”. Since 1902 he was chairman of the missionary station on Nias.
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, matt blackish brown patina, fine work of carving (facial features, hands), rich ornament: tapering crown, long ear ornament and bracelet, headband, sash and loincloth from strips of fabric (original), slightly dam. (chin, crown/backside)