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A pair of Dayak wooden 'Agom' guardian figures, Iban people,…
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Melbourne
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20-Oct-2020
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A pair of Dayak wooden 'Agom' guardian figures, Iban people, early 20th century, both simply carved, with no limbs, and dagger like tenons as the bases. With a fitted stand. 42 cm & 35 cm high respectively (excluding stand). Provenance: East & West Art: Fine Tribal and Ethnographical Art of South East Asia (exhibition), 7/8/2010. Other Notes: Iban carved protective figures to guard their rice - carved as pointed stakes which are inserted into the ground after the rice has been planted
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