RARE MA'A ROSE CEREMONIAL CLOTH DAUN BOLU.
Indonesia; Sulawesi; Toraja. 19th/20th c.

Cotton mordant dyed and painted in black and red. A huge arbor vitae on the main part of the fabric. Next to the roots on both sides depictions of the everyday life of humans. Two Tongkonan-houses in the right part; in one of them a sorceress; above her a mummy. 380 x 90 cm. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Private German Collection.
-Private Netherlands Collection.
-Before 1920 in Europe.

Exhibited:
-March 1995 - February 1996; Museum f黵 V鰈kerkunde Wien; curator: Heidi Leigh-Theisen.
Art trade; Van Ham.