Ancestor figure | Photographer: Martin Franken
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Ancestor figure
Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Siraha" domestic idol Entry in the historical index card: "Siraha" domestic idol, protector of the house, seated figure with a bowl between both hands. When guests are entertained, a few bristles from the slaughtered pig are tied to the adu. Richly carved adu are only owned by big heads. Cleaned with xylene. (K. Scharn 9 May 1967)
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Ancestor figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 51,5 x 15 x 15,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 10649
Provenance and sources
when
End of the 19th century
where
Indonesia [Land]
Nias (Nijas, Pulau Nias) [Insel]
who
Fr[iedrich] Kramer - Collectors
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