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. This example may depict a priestess, with the plant forms referring to the tree of life. Indonesia. Dayak. 19th 20th c Melawi river, Kalimantan, Borneo.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A23_497
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No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,3Mb (734,1Kb) / 8,0in x 13,8in / 2396 x 4134 (300dpi)