Sujet
It is thought that carvings of this type were left in an enemy village at night as a sign of surrender
Légende
It is thought that carvings of this type were left in an enemy village at night as a sign of surrender, The figure represents a man with one leg and one arm chopped off and the other arm twisted behind his back. Inter village warfare was endemic in the pre colonial period. Indonesia. Batak. Late 19th 20th c Northern Sumatra.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A23_296
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,9Mo (1,1Mo) / 24,3cm x 35,0cm / 2868 x 4134 (300dpi)