Cultures & Traditions

Batak Art and the West

In Focus

Seated male ancestor figure, 2003.31

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Figure from the top of a funerary post (jihe)

Cultures & Traditions

Adat

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Male Ancestor Figure (itara)

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Tutelary figure

Cultures & Traditions

Déblé

Cultures & Traditions

Founding Fathers in Southeast Moluccan Art

Cultures & Traditions

Ancestors in Traditional Indonesian Cultures

In Focus

Altar depicting the first female ancestor (luli)

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Flute stopper: female figure

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Shrine object with figure atop a dwelling flanked by two mythological animals

Peoples & Societies

Luba

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Female protective figure (pagar)

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Female protective figure (pagar)

Terms

Malagan (or Malangan)

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Epa headdress

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Head of a deity

Cultures & Traditions

Wooden Sculpture of the Ono Niha

Cultures & Traditions

Themes in Traditional Indonesian Arts

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Door of a tomb (tutu’ liang) with human figure

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Male ancestor figure named Malabi

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Door of a tomb (tutu'liang) with human figure

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Ceremonial lime container (ahumama)

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Flute stopper: male figure

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Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

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Male protective figure (pagar)

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Seated male ancestor figure

In Focus

Sword with handle resembling a human face in profile

Cultures & Traditions

The Art of the Batak

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Male protective figure (pagar)

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Chair with head on back and figures on rungs

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Pair of male and female ancestor figures (ana deo)

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Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1983.71

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Beer-drinking vessel

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Standing male ancestor figure (singiti)

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House facade ornament representing a singa

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Roof-ridge panel with crouching human figures

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Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

Cultures & Traditions

Toys for the Soul: The Art of Mentawai