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| Item No. |
EA0001 |
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| Work: |
Ancestral Spirit Totem
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| Place of Origin: |
Belu District, West Timor |
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Indonesia |
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| People: |
Tetum People |
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| Date of work: |
ca. 1920 A.D. |
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| Medium: |
Carved wood. |
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| Size: |
Total height: 76" (193.5 cm) |
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Width of capital: 13-3/4" (34.9
cm)
Base radius: approx. 5-1/4" (13.3 cm) |
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| Description: |
The Totem consists of two portions. The lower part
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single piece wooden post decorated with hand carved scroll designs
in a segmental arrangement, with most of the decoration concentrated
on the front of the totem. The upper segment of the post depicts a
human face. The upper portion, which is mounted on a peg of the post,
and is detachable, consists again of two parts, the one a horizontal
ornamental bar finished with end scrolls, and an attached finial in
the form of a seated human figure with a head-dress.
The lower-most segment shows soiling, this being the portion of the
totem originally implanted in the ground. The Tetum people planted
their ancestral spirit totems at the door of their dwellings,
believing them to protect them from evil. |
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| Condition: |
Very good overall condition. Some
repair in the capital, |
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namely the head-dress of the seated figure and crack through
horizontal part of the capital. Restoration does not effect overall
appeal. |
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| Provenance: |
Collected and imported by The Monkey King, |
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
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Purchased from them by JMB Galleries in 2002. |
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| Price: |
$500.00 US |
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| Detail Photos: |
Back View |
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Capital |
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Capital Side View |
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Capital Detail |
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Capital Detail 2 |
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Capital Detail 3 |
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Face Front |
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Face Side |
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Face Detail |
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Midsection |
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Midsection Detail |
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Midsection Detail 2 |
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Base |
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