4th Feb, 2021 10:00

Ethnographica & Tribal Art

 
  Lot 17
 

A carved Toba Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia, surmounted by an animal, above a stylised face with protruding tongue, the sides with relief carved crocodiles, the cover in the form of a recumbent figure, 44cm

Sold for £220


Condition Report

Two fine splits to the base and side, both approx 5cm in length and visible in the online images. It does look to have been a darker colour at some point, dark outlines around high points throughout. Retaining peg a later replacement. No further obvious damage visible.

 

A carved Toba Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia, surmounted by an animal, above a stylised face with protruding tongue, the sides with relief carved crocodiles, the cover in the form of a recumbent figure, 44cm

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