East Kalimantan
Early 20th century
Height 44 inches (112 cm)
Provenance: Jack Sadovnic, Los Angeles, California
Rendered from dense ironwood, this elegantly carved and weathered figure would have once functioned as a shrine or guardian figure, designed to protect the village rice fields. The figure is deeply weathered in an aesthetically pleasing manner and attests to the many decades the sculpture served the village as a protective spirit.
East Kalimantan
Early 20th century
Height 44 inches (112 cm)
Provenance: Jack Sadovnic, Los Angeles, California
Rendered from dense ironwood, this elegantly carved and weathered figure would have once functioned as a shrine or guardian figure, designed to protect the village rice fields. The figure is deeply weathered in an aesthetically pleasing manner and attests to the many decades the sculpture served the village as a protective spirit.