Lot No. 81


A Toba Batak ancestral figure Pangulubalang


, Sumatra. Stone, 43 x 45 cm. These stone figures contained the spirits of captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural power. Both the spirits and the figures were known as pangulubalang. To protect the village from magical attack pukpuk, a magical and other supernaturally ingredients were placed in the bowl. (VJ)

Provenance:
Private collection, Singapore
Private collection, Belgium

 

Published:
“Borneo and beyond: Tribal arts of Indonesia, East Malaysia, and Madagascar” Singapore 1990, pg 96

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

28.06.2023 - 15:40

Estimate:
EUR 7,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 5,000.-

A Toba Batak ancestral figure Pangulubalang


, Sumatra. Stone, 43 x 45 cm. These stone figures contained the spirits of captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural power. Both the spirits and the figures were known as pangulubalang. To protect the village from magical attack pukpuk, a magical and other supernaturally ingredients were placed in the bowl. (VJ)

Provenance:
Private collection, Singapore
Private collection, Belgium

 

Published:
“Borneo and beyond: Tribal arts of Indonesia, East Malaysia, and Madagascar” Singapore 1990, pg 96

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 28.06.2023 - 15:40
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 24.06. - 28.06.2023