THREE DAYAK POST FIGURES, of slender form, each with pointed headgear, the arms carved in relief on the body with splayed hands, cracked and eroded surfaces, Kayan, Bahau River area
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THREE DAYAK POST FIGURES, of slender form, each with pointed headgear, the arms carved in relief on the body with splayed hands, cracked and eroded surfaces, Kayan, Bahau River area
each about 1m.20cm. high (3)
Lot Essay
These posts were inserted into the ground to form a magic enclosure together with pebbles and stones of unusual shape or colour to which protective powers were ascribed.