Seated figure "hampatong" ·  Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3049338

Description

wood, base

“Hampatong” can be seen as effigies of ancestors known by name. At mortuary feasts a “hampatong” is set up for each dead person.

On the other hand, they function as guardian figures, which are erected wherever malevolent spirits are likely to appear: in front of longhouse entrances, or in village squares in “pataho” sanctuaries etc.

The object Seated figure “hampatong” with the object ID 3049338 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 173 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Feldman, Jerome, The eloquent dead, Los Angeles 1985, p. 118 f.