Rare Sa'dan Toraja, Rembon District, Tana Toraja Ancestral Shrine Vault Door, Sulawesi Island
height 24in (61cm), width 17in (43cm)
with human figure motif; nangka wood (jackfruit) with fine aged and weathered patina.
The figure has raised arms and wears his hair in a topknot, a symbol of nobility. Human figure motifs were reserved for the highest status noble families.
with human figure motif; nangka wood (jackfruit) with fine aged and weathered patina.
The figure has raised arms and wears his hair in a topknot, a symbol of nobility. Human figure motifs were reserved for the highest status noble families.
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
€5,400 - 7,000
£4,600 - 6,000
€5,400 - 7,000
£4,600 - 6,000
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art