Male ancestor figure "adu zatua" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3048511

Name: Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
SKU: 3048511
Price: 3500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 3,500

Provenance

Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Size

H: 27 cm

H: 10.6 inch

Description

wood, base

All over Nias, “adu” figures were created as containers for the souls of deceased ancestors. They served as mediators between people and the supernatural world of ancestors, spirits and gods.

The object Male ancestor figure “adu zatua” with the object ID 3048511 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 226, ill. 73 Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Nias Sculpture, Mandala Collection, 2013, p. 96 ff.

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