Petite figure d'ancêtre "iene" · Indonésie - Moluques - Île Leti · ID: 3047776
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1 000 €
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Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsDescription
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