Protective figure "adu hörö" · Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3047773
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Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsSize
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.
Comparing literature
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Delft 1990, S. 240, ill. 96