Door

late 19th century

Indo-Pacific Art

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

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doors

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