Shrine box guardian
INV. #981
Kayanic Dayak. East Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.
Hardwood. H: 17” (43.2 cm), W: 21” (53.3 cm), D: 7” (17.8 cm).
Large scale (and heavy) guardian mask/face, likely the image of the Thunder God, from the end of a noble family’s ancestral shrine.
Note: the arms come out from the front of the face and curve back towards the mouth, resting just below the nose.
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