A Toba Batak ancestral figure Pangulubalang
, Sumatra. Stone, 43 x 45 cm. These stone figures contained the spirits of captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural power. Both the spirits and the figures were known as pangulubalang. To protect the village from magical attack pukpuk, a magical and other supernaturally ingredients were placed in the bowl. (VJ)
Provenance:
Private collection, Singapore
Private collection, Belgium
Published:
“Borneo and beyond: Tribal arts of Indonesia, East Malaysia, and Madagascar” Singapore 1990, pg 96
Expert: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
28.06.2023 - 15:40
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EUR 5.000,-
A Toba Batak ancestral figure Pangulubalang
, Sumatra. Stone, 43 x 45 cm. These stone figures contained the spirits of captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural power. Both the spirits and the figures were known as pangulubalang. To protect the village from magical attack pukpuk, a magical and other supernaturally ingredients were placed in the bowl. (VJ)
Provenance:
Private collection, Singapore
Private collection, Belgium
Published:
“Borneo and beyond: Tribal arts of Indonesia, East Malaysia, and Madagascar” Singapore 1990, pg 96
Expert: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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