Lot No. 257


Batak, Indonesia, Sumatra: The door of a rice granary, with lizard in relief.


Batak, Indonesia, Sumatra: The door of a rice granary, with lizard in relief. - Tribal Art

A granary door of the Toba Batak, from Lake Toba, central Sumatra. Old wood, with a large lizard carved in relief.
The lizard symbolises the earth deity, which is responsible for the fertility of the fields. In other words: an obvious symbol for a (full) rice granary. Ein very old piece with usage patina and understandable age-related damage (cracks, some pieces broken off, bolt missing).
19th century or earlier. H: 97 cm. (ME)

Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

26.05.2015 - 15:00

Estimate:
EUR 6,000.- to EUR 7,000.-

Batak, Indonesia, Sumatra: The door of a rice granary, with lizard in relief.


A granary door of the Toba Batak, from Lake Toba, central Sumatra. Old wood, with a large lizard carved in relief.
The lizard symbolises the earth deity, which is responsible for the fertility of the fields. In other words: an obvious symbol for a (full) rice granary. Ein very old piece with usage patina and understandable age-related damage (cracks, some pieces broken off, bolt missing).
19th century or earlier. H: 97 cm. (ME)

Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.

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: 26.05.2015 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 20.05. - 26.05.2015

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