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THB19th C. Indonesian Bahau Dayak Wood Figural Charm
Lot 123a
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River, Dayak peoples, Bahau group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-carved wooden figural charm known as a hampatong (literally "figure" or "statue") depicting an abstract simian figure of an unusual size. The upright monkey sits on an integral stool block and presents with bent legs, a protruding navel, hands clasped beneath a puffy chest, and rounded shoulders that taper to a narrow neckline. The ovoid head exhibits discoid eyes, a broad nose, a sharply angled snout with a pair of incised spirals, and serpentine ears that flank a tapered brow line. The hampatong (also hempatong, empatung, tempatong, or kepatong) traditionally portray ancestors and other supernatural guardians of the Dayak religious system, and each sculptural effigy is believed to possess its own meaning and function. A wonderful example enveloped in smooth, espresso-hued patina. Size: 1.625" W x 6.8" H (4.1 cm x 17.3 cm)
For another example of a hampatong from the Ngadju or Ot Danum peoples, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1988.143.1.
Provenance: private Nevada, USA collection
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#152284Minor abrasions to base, limbs, body, and head, with one stable fissure beneath base, and light encrustations within some recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and great smooth patina throughout.Condition
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