Title
Group of ancestor figures
Year/Period
19th-20th centuries
Region
South Nias, Western Sumatra, Indonesian Archipelago
Material
Dimension
Object size: 11.5 x 21.2 cm
Accession No.
W-0093
Collection of
Credit Line
Acquired from Perak Museum, 1909
This group of crudely carved stick figures was probably part of a 'sarambia' or a standing female figure of a dancer with outstretched arms. A horizontal row of small stick figures usually emerge from either side of the female figure, representing newborn children.