Sujet
The staff was the most powerful instrument of a Batak shaman
Légende
The staff was the most powerful instrument of a Batak shaman, It depicts a mythical prince and his sister killed by the gods as punishment for incest, with the lower figures being shaman who failed to rescue them from the tree in which they were trapped. Indonesia. Batak. Late 19th 20th c Northern Sumatra.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A23_289
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,1Mo (739,1Ko) / 17,2cm x 35,0cm / 2036 x 4134 (300dpi)