Batak Lion Effigy Figure, Biang-biang

Description:

Batak Lion Effigy Figure, Biang-biang, standing on a raised rectangular block with four truncated bent legs, and supporting an elongated body and columnar neck beneath an oval head, wearing a wide collar below a head projecting from the chest, the body decorated with a scalloped pattern and incised with a triangular motif on the four hips and around the base, light brown patina, lg. 13 3/4, ht. 14 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Canada; Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 1998, Lot 12; collected on Samosir Island.
Estimate $3,000-4,000


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