Dayak, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia: a ‘hampatong’ figure of the Ot Danum Dayak.
Hampatong' is the name given to such ancestor- and guardian figures made of hardwood. Groups of Dayak set them up in Borneo, both as memorial sculptures to the deceased at burial sites, or as sentinels in front of their longhouses.
The present ‘hampatong' is made of old, hard wood. The arms are kept close to the body and it has white, polished discs made from turban snail shell inserted as eyes. Stylistically, the figure comes from the Ot Danum Dayak of southern Borneo. With good, old patina, weather- related erosion, weathering and cracks from long periods outdoors.
19th century/first third of the 20th century; H: 137 cm. (ME)
Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
Dayak, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia: a ‘hampatong’ figure of the Ot Danum Dayak.
Hampatong' is the name given to such ancestor- and guardian figures made of hardwood. Groups of Dayak set them up in Borneo, both as memorial sculptures to the deceased at burial sites, or as sentinels in front of their longhouses.
The present ‘hampatong' is made of old, hard wood. The arms are kept close to the body and it has white, polished discs made from turban snail shell inserted as eyes. Stylistically, the figure comes from the Ot Danum Dayak of southern Borneo. With good, old patina, weather- related erosion, weathering and cracks from long periods outdoors.
19th century/first third of the 20th century; H: 137 cm. (ME)
Provenance: René Clemencic Collection, Vienna.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |