Standing figure "hampatong" · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3052394
Sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Galerie Pascassio Manfredi, Paris, FranceFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Size
H: 94 cm
H: 37.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments, 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 Standing figure “hampatong” with the object ID 3052394 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025. The object with the lot number 113 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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