ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTE

Borneo, Indonesia, circa 1900

Drink

H.: 17; W.: 2.5 cm

The character, in monoxyl wood, is sculpted standing on a sided base, the knees slightly bent. His hands rest on the top of his thighs, his bust is marked with two nipples in slight relief, his oval face is incised with a pair of almond-shaped eyes and has a conical headdress.

It could be a stake or scepter pommel.

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