Door | Yale University Art Gallery

late 19th century

Granary door carved with a panel of geometric patterns, four lizards at base and top, and a pair of breasts in the upper half.

In many parts of Timor the interior of the house is associated with women. That concept is emphasized here by the representation of female breasts.

Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 4 in. (146.1 × 52.1 × 10.2 cm)
base: 23 × 10 in. (58.4 × 25.4 cm)
with base: 59 × 23 × 10 in. (149.9 × 58.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2014.8.102
Geography: Made in Timor, Indonesia
Culture: Belu or Tetum
Classification: Sculpture
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