Borneo Hampatong
Hampatong, male seated figure
Dayak People, Central Borneo, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Ironwood, yellow pigment
Height: 68 cm
Mid 20th century
Ex Dutch collection H.W.
Hampatong figure from the Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Carved from heavy ironwood (ulin), the figure is shown seated with legs drawn up. The surface has a naturally weathered patina with traces of yellow pigment remaining.
Hampatong figures were traditionally used by Dayak communities as protective guardian figures and ancestral representations.
€ 850
