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Loan Object
Photo by Johan Vipper
Photo credit: Johan Vipper
Ancestor Figure (Hampatong)
18th–19th century
Wood
115 × 13 × 8 cm (45 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
base: 14.5 × 12.5 × 2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 15/16 × 13/16 in.)
base: 14.5 × 12.5 × 2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 15/16 × 13/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.727
Geography:
Made in Sungei Mahakam, Borneo
Status:
On view
Culture:
Kayan or Kenyah
Period:
18th–19th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Ex-collection: R. Burawoy, Paris. Seller: Burawoy
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
