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Pair of ancestor figures "debata idup", Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak, Size: H: 32,5 cm, resp. 34,5 cm (H: 12.8 inch, resp. 13.6 inch), ID: 3043728
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Lot 8
89th Tribal Art Auction

Pair of ancestor figures "debata idup" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak · ID: 3043728

sold EUR 800
Provenance
Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. Schüssler, Hamburg, Germany (acquired between 1980 and 1990)
Size
H: 32,5 cm, resp. 34,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch, resp. 13.6 inch

Description

wood, pigment, base

“Debata idup” were always a male-female pair carved in the image of the founding couple of a clan or village. They played an important role in fertility rituals for childless couples. Placed on a rack inside the house, they were regularly “fed” and anointed.

Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Batak Sculpture, Singapore 2007, p. 145, iv. 08

Asia
Figures

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