brds7: Guardian Statue.

Unknown Dayak group (possibly Ibanic). Borneo Island, Indonesia.
Hardwood. H: 35.5" (90.2 cm), max width at feet: 15" (38.1 cm).

An unusal hardwood sculpture, representing a guardian spirit or ancestral figure,
carved from the natural shape and bend of the tree. There are holes below the
shoulders that indicate this figure once had arms.

Ex: Richard and Jan Baum collection, Los Angeles. Collected in the 1980s

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