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Petite figure d'ancêtre "iene" ·  Indonésie - Moluques - Île Leti · ID: 3047776

Vendu 1 000 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Description

wood,
On Leti in the Southeast Moluccas, seated images called “iene” were carved shortly after a persons death to serve as a receptacle for the departed spirit.

Honored with offerings of food and prayers, “iene” bridged the spirit world and the realm of the living.


Littérature comparée

Capistrano-Baker, Florina, Art of Island Southeast Asia, New York 1994, p. 95


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