Cultures & Traditions

Batak Art and the West

In Focus

Seated male ancestor figure, 2003.31

In Focus

Male Ancestor Figure (itara)

In Focus

Tutelary figure

Cultures & Traditions

Adat

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Figure from the top of a funerary post (jihe)

Cultures & Traditions

Founding Fathers in Southeast Moluccan Art

Cultures & Traditions

Ancestors in Traditional Indonesian Cultures

Cultures & Traditions

Déblé

In Focus

Altar depicting the first female ancestor (luli)

Peoples & Societies

Luba

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

object

Female protective figure (pagar)

object

Flute stopper: female figure

In Focus

Female protective figure (pagar)

Terms

Malagan (or Malangan)

In Focus

Epa headdress

object

Head of a deity

object

Male protective figure (pagar)

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Male protective figure (pagar)

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Sword with handle resembling a human face in profile

Cultures & Traditions

The Art of the Batak

object

Seated male ancestor figure

Cultures & Traditions

Themes in Traditional Indonesian Arts

In Focus

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

Cultures & Traditions

Wooden Sculpture of the Ono Niha

object

Flute stopper: male figure

object

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

object

Ceremonial lime container (ahumama)

object

Male ancestor figure named Malabi

object

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1983.71

In Focus

Pair of male and female ancestor figures (ana deo)

object

Beer-drinking vessel

object

Chair with head on back and figures on rungs

object

Standing male ancestor figure (singiti)

In Focus

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

In Focus

Standing female figure (1974.Sc.1)

Cultures & Traditions

Toys for the Soul: The Art of Mentawai

object

Roof-ridge panel with crouching human figures