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Casal ancestral

late 19th–early 20th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 351
Este notável casal de antepassados, atribuído à etnia nage da ilha Flores na Indonésia, provavelmente representa os fundadores de um clã. Figuras humanas (ana deo) personificando os espíritos dos ancestrais e outros seres sobrenaturais, eram frequentemente associadas com santuários ancestrais. Talvez esses personagens fossem uma escultura independente ou cavaleiros montados sobre a figura cerimonial de um cavalo em um santuário, que logo foram retirados e conservados como um objeto sagrado. Qualquer que fosse o contexto inicial, a tranquila dignidade deste homem e sua consorte, unidos em um abraço carinhoso, é comovedora.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Casal ancestral
  • Data: Final do século XIX–início do século XX
  • Geografia: Indonésia, Nusa Tenggara, ilha Flores
  • Cultura: Etnia Nage
  • Meio: Madeira
  • Dimensões: 29,8 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Doação de Fred e Rita Richman, 2006
  • Número de acesso: 2006.51
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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