A PAIR OF DAYAK WOODEN 'AGOM' GUARDIAN FIGURES IBAN PEOPLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Description: A PAIR OF DAYAK WOODEN 'AGOM' GUARDIAN FIGURES
IBAN PEOPLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Both simply carved, with no limbs, and dagger like tenons as the bases. With a fitted stand.
42cm & 35cm high respectively (excluding stand)
PROVENANCE:
East & West Art: Fine Tribal and Ethnographical Art of South East Asia (exhibition), 7/8/2010.
OTHER NOTES:
Iban carved protective figures to guard their rice - carved as pointed stakes which are inserted into the ground after the rice has been planted
Condition:
Condition: small age cracks and minor wear to wood from moisture damage.
LJ delivery size: Small
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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Description: A PAIR OF DAYAK WOODEN 'AGOM' GUARDIAN FIGURES
IBAN PEOPLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Both simply carved, with no limbs, and dagger like tenons as the bases. With a fitted stand.
42cm & 35cm high respectively (excluding stand)
PROVENANCE:
East & West Art: Fine Tribal and Ethnographical Art of South East Asia (exhibition), 7/8/2010.
OTHER NOTES:
Iban carved protective figures to guard their rice - carved as pointed stakes which are inserted into the ground after the rice has been planted
Condition:
Condition: small age cracks and minor wear to wood from moisture damage.
LJ delivery size: Small
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.