Figure ancestor wood statue from the island of Sumba Indonesia

  

Beautiful, figure of crouched wooden ancestor from the island of Sumba, Indonesia. CARVED ANCESTOR FIGURE CLASSIC DESIGN SEATED WITH HANDS CLASPED ON NE Nice Panta Sumba Being one of the few cultures in the world that have built megalithic burials, the people of Sumba treat their ancestral spirits or Marapu seriously.

These guardian figures, as they are also considered, are prominent in Sumbanese life, art and architecture. WITH HANDS CLASPED ON NE Nice Panta. Sumba Being one of the few cultures in the world that have built megalithic burials, the people of Sumba treat their ancestral spirits or Marapu seriously. Good condition, used with some signs of wear. SIZE: 10.5" [27 CM] Width 2.5".

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