Protective figure "adu hörö"

Indonesia - Nias

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Provenance

Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Size

H: 29,5 cm

H: 11.6 inch

Description

wood, pigment, base

This arm- and legless plank figures with forked projections are called “adu hörö”. They were used to protect from, or to heal illnesses.

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Delft 1990, S. 240, ill. 96

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