wooden statue Siraha Salawa, nobel Nias Ancestor Figure, Indonesia, 61cm/24 inch

Description

a large, well carved wooden figure, known as a
Siraha Salawa
representing a nobel Nias Ancestor Figure,
the non-nobel statues are called Adu Zatua and are usualy smaller and more simple carved,
this statue is made by the Peoples of
Nias
,
an island in the Samudera Indonesia - the Indian Ocean, west of Sumatra
we see a seated figure, with on the head a very high and elaborate headdress / crown,
representing golden ornaments are carved: a stylized moustache, beard, earring / sialu, bracelet and necklace / nifatali,
the figure is in seated position, holding in his hands a cup and a peg / mortar and pestle in his hands, with clear male genitals,
exeptional is the way the toes are carved, very rarely seen
the crown, representing the tree-of-life, is carved with different decorations: the crown base has trianglulair - leaf like shaped carvings all around, a vertical tapering central piece, reaching up towards the sky, with to one side a lozenge pattern, to the other palmleaf carving, at the very top a combination of those,
the lower wooden base is not original, but with age,
as one can see on the pictures, the wood has some cracks, inside those is some old filling and/or dirt, no worm holes,
age unknown, it might have been long time in The Netherlands, the way of carving makes us think it to be early 20th century,
provenance: a private Dutch collection, from The Hague, The Netherlands
height: 61,5 cm / circa 24.2  inch / circa 2 feet
weight: circa 2082 gr.
We would like to underline the fact that
we are not experts
on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute the object to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could, but with our more than 40 years of experience as our guide. The age, if given, is only the age to our opinion, you might disagree. Do judge yourself the tribal affiliation/origin and correct age before bidding or buying.
So we sell “as is” and we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters and the way we described age or origine/affiliation.
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- if offered by the shipping provider with insurance for loss during shipment
we are:
delta 98 den haag
The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
registrated at:
Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335