LARGE TRIBAL STATUE – MALE WITH HAT

SOURCE: JAVA

AGE: APPROXIMATELY 3 years

DIMENSIONS: 96CM HIGH x 14CM WIDE x 13CM DEEP

PALETTE: A chestnut OVERALL FINISH, WITH wheat PATINA.

STATUE DETAILS: THE STATUES ARE PLACED ON STONE ALTARS, OR USED TO MARK AND PROTECT PROPERTY, EITHER INSIDE HUTS NEXT TO THE FRONT DOOR, OR ON ROOF OR BOUNDARY LINES ALWAYS FACING OUTWARDS {TO FRIGHTEN OFF ANY evil lurking around the neighbourhood}.

THESE STATUES ARE ENTIRELY hand-carved from one solid piece of wood.  THIS ONE SYMBOLISES AN ADULT MALE, STANDING AND WITH ARMS FOLDED ACROSS HIS CHEST, A COMMON STYLISTIC DETAIL FOR SUMBA.  THREE bands of geometric motifs AND TEN MINI TOES FINISH IT OFF!

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MOUNT DETAILS: NONE REQUIRED – THIS CHAP STANDS UP ON his own two {tiny} feet.

WRINKLES: THE OCCASIONAL WRINKLE OR SUNSPOT THAT SOME OF OUR PIECES HAVE ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS, AS WELL AS THEIR HANDMADE  QUIRKS, ARE PART OF THEIR one of a kind artisanal charm.  THIS STATUE IS A LITTLE WORN AROUND THE EDGES, MUCH LIKE THE ANTIQUE SUMBANESE PIECE IT IS MODELLED ON – THIS gorgeous rustic patina ONLY ADDS TO ITS APPEAL HOWEVER.

DESIGN TIPS: ADD THIS STATUE TO A LITTLE NOOK OR READING CORNER FOR SOME ethnic layering OR MAKE LIKE THE ANIMISTS AND protect against negative energies  BY PLACING IT AT YOUR FRONT DOOR.

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