Pair of dragons from longhouse roof terminal · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3044034
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Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 89/95 cm
H: 89/37.4 inch
Description
wood,
The aesthetic outcome of present objects has been as influenced by Mother Nature as by the sculptor himself.
The extremely weathered fragments presumbly depict the “aso”, a composite mythical beast sacred to the Dayak, frequently referred to as a dragon-dog, but also including elements of a crocodile and a hornbill bird.
Comparing literature
Murray, Thomas, C-14 Dating of Dayak Art, o.O. 2015