Wood, blackened, figure of closed contours with serene stylized facial features, hands joined in ornamental design showing some Asiatic influence.
Such figures were used in manipulative magic.
Slightly damaged, paint rubbed off.
H: 38 cm (15 inches).
Literature:
Batak, Kunst aus Sumatra, Museum fur Volkerkund, Frankfurt 2000, p. 90.
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