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Tutelary figure

17th century or later

Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States

This figure belongs to a group of archaic objects that have been found in caves or along streams on the island of Borneo. A Modang chief who saw the sculpture described it with the word dewa, meaning "of or related to the gods" or "from the gods." The vertical beam above the head suggests that the sculpture was suspended from an architectural structure, possibly a mausoleum.

Details

  • Title: Tutelary figure
  • Date Created: 17th century or later
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 60 x 12 1/2 x 13 in. (1 m 52.4 cm x 31.75 cm x 33.02 cm)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5323976/
  • Medium: Ironwood (Koompassia: Leguminosae)
  • culture: Wehea Modang or Pre-Modang peoples
  • Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.

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