Two ancestor figures "adu zatua" ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3040773

Description

wood, brown patina, a) very rudely carved figure with block-like body and arms in “W” configuration, facial features marked by notches, unusual high towering openwork headdress, remains of painting, waterspots, h: 73,5 cm; b) a bit more accentuated carved figure with characteristic crown-like headdress and praying gesture, h: 61 cm, both figures min. dam., cracks, abrasion of paint;
both figures carved with plug-like projections at the bottom, for mortizing into a panel. The figures were part of the figural ensemble from an ancestor altar.

The object Two ancestor figures “adu zatua” with the object ID 3040773 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 14 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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