Title
Figurative post, sometimes known as a hampatong
Caption
Figurative post, sometimes known as a hampatong, Such posts were erected either as a memorial to a dead villager or to commemorate a successful headhunt. On this example the head tops a matabani, a large imported stoneware jar, in which heirlooms were stored, and important people buried. Indonesia. Dayak. 19th 20th c Kalimantan, Borneo.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A23_496
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License type
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38,0Mb (1,6Mb) / 10,5in x 14,0in / 3152 x 4212 (300dpi)