| A Kenyah figure from Sarawak is standing on a plinth with feet apart, arms hanging from broad shoulders with hands in front of the lower body. The figure also has a heart-shaped face with small triangular eyes, an open mouth, large "C"-shaped ears and a dark matt patina. The figure is carved from wood, has a height of 320mm, width of 110mm and a depth of 65mm. Advise was that piece was collected from the field in 1992. It was acquired in Kuching in 1995 from a tribal art gallery. These figures are used to protect the longhouse against evil spirits. |
