No. 88096029

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Ancestor Figure - Hampatong - Modang Dayak - Kalimantan - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)
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Ancestor Figure - Hampatong - Modang Dayak - Kalimantan - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

Amy Wassing

Selected by Amy Wassing
This sculpture is impressive for its humorous appearance but dignified smile! Among the most important artistic Dayak creations are anthropomorphic sculptures known as hampatong, they assert a great variety of styles reflecting an array of ceremonial or protectional functions. The hampatong are placed in front of a ceremonial lodge, at a village crossroads or on a riverbank. These statues could perform important functions of protection, commemoration or representation of an ancestor.

No. 88096029

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Ancestor Figure - Hampatong - Modang Dayak - Kalimantan - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

Ancestor Figure - Hampatong - Modang Dayak - Kalimantan - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

This sculpture is impressive for its humorous appearance but dignified smile!

Among the most important artistic Dayak creations are anthropomorphic sculptures known as hampatong, they assert a great variety of styles reflecting an array of ceremonial or protectional functions. The hampatong are placed in front of a ceremonial lodge, at a village crossroads or on a riverbank.

These statues could perform important functions of protection, commemoration or representation of an ancestor.

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