Mark A. Johnson Tribal Art

2678F: Ancestral Sculpture (Patong). Ironwood, traces of pigments. H: 43" (109 cm). Early 20th century. Unknown Ot Danum artist. Central Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.

With 2678M, this pair of female and male ancestral sculptures represented the original clan or village founders. The pair were positioned in from on the common village residence or longhouse, often part of smaller house-like structure. The back of the figures are carved flat with slotted sections, meant to hold structural parts of this house. The female figure is holding a feather and sitting with a stately pose at the top of a post section decorated with botanical motifs. There are no condition issues with this sculpture.