object

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

In Focus

Seated male ancestor figure, 2003.31

Cultures & Traditions

Batak Art and the West

Cultures & Traditions

Adat

In Focus

Figure from the top of a funerary post (jihe)

In Focus

Tutelary figure

In Focus

Male Ancestor Figure (itara)

Cultures & Traditions

Déblé

Cultures & Traditions

Ancestors in Traditional Indonesian Cultures

Cultures & Traditions

Founding Fathers in Southeast Moluccan Art

In Focus

Altar depicting the first female ancestor (luli)

object

Head of a deity

In Focus

Epa headdress

In Focus

Female protective figure (pagar)

Terms

Malagan (or Malangan)

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Female protective figure (pagar)

object

Flute stopper: female figure

In Focus

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

Peoples & Societies

Luba

object

Flute stopper: male figure

object

Male ancestor figure named Malabi

object

Ceremonial lime container (ahumama)

object

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

Cultures & Traditions

Wooden Sculpture of the Ono Niha

Cultures & Traditions

Themes in Traditional Indonesian Arts

In Focus

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

object

Chair with head on back and figures on rungs

object

Standing male ancestor figure (singiti)

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Beer-drinking vessel

In Focus

Pair of male and female ancestor figures (ana deo)

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1983.71

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House facade ornament representing a singa

object

Roof-ridge panel with crouching human figures

object

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

In Focus

Standing female figure (1974.Sc.1)

Cultures & Traditions

Toys for the Soul: The Art of Mentawai

In Focus

Standing guardian figure (tepatung)

object

Seated male ancestor figure

In Focus

Male protective figure (pagar)

In Focus

Sword with handle resembling a human face in profile