Figure d'ancêtre masculin "yene" ·  Indonésie - Moluques, Îles Kei · ID: 3044968

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Such images were called “yene”. Each depicted a specific recently deceased individual and served as a vessel in which his or her spirit resided temporarily before departing for the land of the dead and to which it periodically returned to receive offerings or be consulted about important matters.

On Leti, the pose of “yene” indicated the gender and status of the deceased. Male ancestors were shown seated with the legs drawn in to the body, and female ancestors were depicted with the legs crossed.

L’objet Figure d’ancêtre masculin “yene” avec l’ID d’objet 3044968 a fait partie de l’enchère 90.I Tribal Art ainsi que 90.II Contemporary Native American Art en 17 novembre 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 6.

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Littérature comparée

Capistrano-Baker, Florina, Art of Island Southeast Asia, New York 1994, ill. 47