Description
Dayak/Bidayuh statue (Borneo) Large anthropomorphic standing figure whose arms were originally brought back, probably to be able to place them horizontally, palms up, as on some other sculptures, including the famous examples in the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne. Wood with a faded patina. (visible damages and missing parts). H : 137 cm Provenance : Acquired during the sale Maître Loiseau Schmitz et Digard (Saint Germain en laye) of June 3, 1997 Sale of the Henry collection Lhong, lot n° 578. Exhibited : "BORNÉO" Centre Culturel Aerospatiale Odyassud, Toulouse, from 18/02 to 19/04 1997
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Dayak/Bidayuh statue (Borneo) Large anthropomorphic standing figure whose arms were originally brought back, probably to be able to place them horizontally, palms up, as on some other sculptures, including the famous examples in the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne. Wood with a faded patina. (visible damages and missing parts). H : 137 cm Provenance : Acquired during the sale Maître Loiseau Schmitz et Digard (Saint Germain en laye) of June 3, 1997 Sale of the Henry collection Lhong, lot n° 578. Exhibited : "BORNÉO" Centre Culturel Aerospatiale Odyassud, Toulouse, from 18/02 to 19/04 1997