Model of a main house "rumah gadang" with mosque · Indonesia - Sumatra, Minangkabau · ID: 3052887
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Dutch Private CollectionHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany
Size
M: 32 cm x 27,6 cm
22 cm x 9,5 cm
M: 12.6 inch x 10.9 inch
8.7 inch x 3.7 inch
Description
brass, welded repair, minor surface losses to the surface in places, base
The ensemble comprises a main house “rumah gadang” (two pcs.) and a mosque with a tiered, temple-like roof form, referencing regional architectural concepts with pre-Islamic roots in local mosque architecture.
Minangkabau brass models of this kind are best understood as representative prestige and display objects, condensing key symbols of architecture and cultural identity in miniature.
In the 19th century they were brought from Borneo by colonial officials and became particularly popular in the Netherlands.
Comparing literature
Moch, Beate, Transformation of traditional Architecture, Wien 2020, S. 36ff.