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Paire de figures d´ancêtres "debata idup", Indonésie - Sumatra, Toba - Batak, Taille: H: 32,5 cm, resp. 34,5 cm, ID: 3043728
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Paire de figures d´ancêtres "debata idup" ·  Indonésie - Sumatra, Toba - Batak · ID: 3043728

Vendu 800 €
Provenance
Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
M. Schüssler, Hamburg, Germany (acquired between 1980 and 1990)

Description

wood, pigment, base

“Debata idup” were always a male-female pair carved in the image of the founding couple of a clan or village. They played an important role in fertility rituals for childless couples. Placed on a rack inside the house, they were regularly “fed” and anointed.

Littérature comparée

Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Batak Sculpture, Singapore 2007, p. 145, iv. 08

Asie
Figures

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