Lot: 80

96th Auction

Protective figure "adu hörö"

Indonesia - Nias

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands H: 11.6 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, pigment, base

This arm- and legless plank figures with forked projections are called "adu hörö". They were used to protect from, or to heal illnesses.


Nias, Tribal Treasures, Delft 1990, S. 240, ill. 96