Ancestor figure

Description

light brown wood, partly encrusted lusterless patina, pole-shaped, hat-like headgear, min. dam., fragmentary, strong traces of insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks, socle;
ancestors were not only venerated by masquerades, but they were actually personified in carved images which were kept on ancestral shrines. On certain occasions they were sacrificed, because they were still members of the lineage. The style of their carving is unique and unparalleled anywhere else in the country.