Pair Batak Debata Idup Figures

Batak, Sumatra
19th-very early 20th Century
Figure one 9 in (23cm)
Figure two 8 in (20cm)
Wood, cord

SOLD

Ex collections Lee van Oostrum, Canada; James Willis, San Francisco, Private San Francisco Collection

A rare and aesthetically pleasing pair of protective deities; Pairs with this iconography are known almost exclusively from old European museum collections. Debata Idup Pagar are amongst the most sought after of all Indonesian tribal sculptures.