Threshold | Yale University Art Gallery

possibly 17th century

On view, 3rd floor, Indo-Pacific Art

The central opening in this elaborately carved threshold was once the entrance into a ritual house (bhaga) dedicated to a female ancestor. Among the intricate open scrolls on both wings are the body, legs, and neck of a horse. The head would have been part of an additional panel, which is not in the collection.

Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 22 1/16 × 83 7/8 × 25 9/16 in. (56 × 213 × 65 cm)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2012.30.8
Geography: Made in Flores, Indonesia
Culture: Ngada
Period: 17th century
Classification: Architectural Elements
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Provenance

Ex-collection: J. Hope, London

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

thresholds

Subject

ancestors

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