Figure d'ancêtre masculin "adu zatua" · Indonésie - Nias · ID: 3048511
Vendu
3 500 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsDescription
wood, base
All over Nias, “adu” figures were created as containers for the souls of deceased ancestors. They served as mediators between people and the supernatural world of ancestors, spirits and gods.
Littérature comparée
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 226, ill. 73 Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Nias Sculpture, Mandala Collection, 2013, p. 96 ff.