T H O M A S M U R R AY ASIAT IC A – E THNOGRAPHICA A very rare artifact known only from early ethnographic accounts of Toraja material culture. The horns of a sacred buffalo become the arms of an ancestor depicted in an archaic style. Please note comparison piece in Budaya-Indonesia The Tropen Museum plate 106, 1987 Janus Head Ritual Hook Napu Valley, Central Sulawesi Wood Early 20th Century Ex Spanish Collection 23 inches (58.4 cm) www.tmurrayarts.com By appointment: 775 E. Blithedale #321, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Tel: 415.332.3445 Email: thomas@tmurrayarts.com
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