Lot #9059 - A Fine Old Ancestor Figure, Aitos Area, Timor, 19th to Early 20th Century
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day I
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Sale Date:08 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9059
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Lot Description:A Fine Old Ancestor Figure, Aitos Area, Timor, 19th to Early 20th Century
This very fine old of male Ancestor Figures is from the Aitos Area of East Timor in SE Asia. This distinct style of the Aitos figures area is part of a larger corpus of Ancestor Worship and Art stretching all the way through SE Asia and the Indonesian archipelago and into the island of New Guinea.
H 149 cm -
Provenance:Daeng Iskandar Bali Indonesia & The Todd Barlin Collection of Indonesian Art
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Notes:Ancestor posts like these played a significant role in rituals that honoured ancestral spirits who presided over the land and instructed the Tetum people on all areas of daily life; the raising of cattle, agriculture, hunting & fishing and architecture. The ancestors are made visible by these carved figures who pass on the traditions to the living. They also watch over their descendants to ensure that their customs are carefully followed and punishing those who fail to conform to the ancient traditions. Offerings to ancestral spirits were placed on stone slabs near the ancestral figures or on the actual figures sometimes adorning them with textiles or traditional ornaments.
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Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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