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Attic door - Toraja, Sulawesi
Beautiful Toraja granary door, carved in high relief with a buffalo surmounted by a figure. The buffalo augurs wealth and symbolizes good harvests. The use of this object led its owner to coat it with a black pigment to protect it from the elements.
Brought back to Belgium in the mid-80s.
REGION: Sulawesi, Indonesia
MATERIAL: Wood
TIME: 20th century
LENGTH : 61 x 37.5 cm
(Plinth)
Inventory no.: AS053
Ref: P9XFG0H7CM