Indonesian Tribal Art
Kroe Pesihungan
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| Item-Number: | 841002 |
| Item-Description: | Kroe iron receptacle or Pesihungan in the form of a hen |
| Medium: | Iron |
| Origin: | South Sumatra - Kroe |
| Dimensions: | Length 52 cm |
| Age: | pre 1700 |
| Provenance: | Collected Sumatra 1984 |
| Condition: | Weathered patina |
| Notes: | Used in the South Sumatran Lampung coming of age ritual of tooth filing and blackening. Form is known to have influenced European modern art of the early 1900's c.f. Picasso. Exhibited:Important Tribal Sculpture from Sumatra, Borneo and The Celebes, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, California, 1 October to 30 November, 1986. |
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