Ancestral Wooden Figure

Origin: Nias, Indonesia

Period: Early 20th Century

Material: Wood

Size: H 23in

Description: To honor deceased family members, villgers kept carved wooden figures to contain the sould of their ancestors in the family house. The first inhabitants of Nias were the Austrolomelanesoid people which can be traced back as early as 10,000BC
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ID-AN-070

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