Large Indonesian carved Hampatong ancestral figure. From Kalimantan, Borneo of the Dayak peoples, ca. 18th-19th century. Carved ironwood with a weathered surface and extended tongue. These figures are often found buried in anoxic river mud. Wooden objects in anaerobic environments can survive for hundreds, even thousands of years. The earliest known wooden Dayak sculpture was carbon-14 dated to 8000 B.P.
Height: 59 1/2 in x width: 8 in x depth: 8 in. Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.