TURTLE SEAT
K A L I M A N T A N
TURTLE SEAT
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19th century
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Mahakam River, Eastern Central Borneo
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Modang or Bahau sa'a peoples
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Wood, shell inlay
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Length: 28 in (71.12 cm)
Width: 12 1/2 in (31.75 cm)
Height: 7 in (17.78 cm) -
Collected by Daruli. Sold in the 1970s to Collection Max Itzikovitz, Paris.
Steven G. Alpert.
Private American collection in Los Angeles.
Published in Jean-Paul Barbier's seminal Art of the Archaic Indonesians, 1982.
A majestic chief's seat in the form of a cosmic turtle supporting the earth and its nobility.
This iconic piece is arguably the finest zoomorphic seat extant. It was published in Jean-Paul Barbier's seminal Art of the Archaic Indonesians, 1982.
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