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Early 20th Indonesian Painted / Gilded Wood Couple

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Early 20th Indonesian Painted / Gilded Wood Couple

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Indonesia, Sulawesi, ca. 1920 CE. A carved wooden male and female couple, both depicted as standing figures with their arms rigidly positioned at their sides, both wearing red jackets over black vestments, with gold leaf adorned hands and traces of gilding on their faces and chests. They stand at attention and face front with well-carved facial features, the woman's hair in a concentric bun, the male with a mustache and turban over his coiffure that is drawn to a man-bun. A wonderful duo from Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes, the world's eleventh largest island and one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, east of Borneo. Size of woman: 19.75" L x 6" W (50.2 cm x 15.2 cm); Size of man: 20.75" L x 5" W (52.7 cm x 12.7 cm

Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection acquired at Indochine Gallery, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Condition

Both have age cracks, surface wear, and losses to pigment and gold leaf as shown.

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Early 20th Indonesian Painted / Gilded Wood Couple

Name: Early 20th Indonesian Painted / Gilded Wood Couple
SKU: 57538267
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $900

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