Dayak, Borneo, Kalimantan: a very old, ‘Hampadong’ figure of the Ot Danum Dayak people. From central Borneo.
Dayak, Borneo, Kalimantan: a very old, ‘Hampadong’ figure of the Ot Danum Dayak people. From central Borneo.
‘Hampatong’ is the term used for ancestor and protective figures made of hard ‘iron wood’, which the Dayak of Borneo set up at burial places as memorial sculptures in honour of the dead, or in front of their longhouses as guardians. The present, female ‘Hampatong’ figure, from the Ot Danum Dayak in southern central Borneo, is very old. She displays white, turbo sea snail discs that have been inserted as eyes. Her right arm is carved free from the body, the left arm is missing. The still remaining smooth surfaces of the sculpture bear a light grey age-related patina. The figure overall displays heavy erosion due to weathering, some pieces are broken off, with signs of weathering as a result of extended placement outdoors.
Height: 106 cm; width: 23 cm.
18th century or earlier. (ME)
Provenance:
Collected on location in the 1960s/1970s by Austrian ethnologist Dr Fritz Trupp. Currently: Austrian private collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
20.02.2017 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,750.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 3,000.-
Dayak, Borneo, Kalimantan: a very old, ‘Hampadong’ figure of the Ot Danum Dayak people. From central Borneo.
‘Hampatong’ is the term used for ancestor and protective figures made of hard ‘iron wood’, which the Dayak of Borneo set up at burial places as memorial sculptures in honour of the dead, or in front of their longhouses as guardians. The present, female ‘Hampatong’ figure, from the Ot Danum Dayak in southern central Borneo, is very old. She displays white, turbo sea snail discs that have been inserted as eyes. Her right arm is carved free from the body, the left arm is missing. The still remaining smooth surfaces of the sculpture bear a light grey age-related patina. The figure overall displays heavy erosion due to weathering, some pieces are broken off, with signs of weathering as a result of extended placement outdoors.
Height: 106 cm; width: 23 cm.
18th century or earlier. (ME)
Provenance:
Collected on location in the 1960s/1970s by Austrian ethnologist Dr Fritz Trupp. Currently: Austrian private collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.02.2017 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 11.02. - 20.02.2017 |
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