Panel · Indonesia - West Sumatra, Mentawai Islands · ID: 3043700
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Size
H: 136 cm
H: 53.5 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, lime, with ornamental contours and incised decorative motifs (hand), monkey skull at the bottom, missing parts, rep. base.
The representation of hands serve as memorials for the dead. Generally such tokens are called “kirekat”.
The object Panel with the object ID 3043700 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 13.
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