Sitting Ancestral Figure
Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia
Material: Wood
Period: Early 19th Century
Believed to protect the community from sickness, malevolent magic, and enemy attack, the figures contained the spirits of the captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural powers.
Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia
Material: Wood
Period: Early 19th Century
Believed to protect the community from sickness, malevolent magic, and enemy attack, the figures contained the spirits of the captured enemies who had been ritually slain in order to acquire their supernatural powers.