DP104_29 - A close up of wood-carving motifs on the facade of a tongkonan (ancestral house).

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe designs of the wood-carvings are derived from animal, bird and plant motifs representing buffaloes, cock's feathers, ears of rice and trailing water weeds.Date Original16 June 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0077 DP104_11-32SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectHousesPalawaTorajaIndonesiaTongkonan (Ancestral house)Wood carvingsDecoration and ornament

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DP104_29 - A close up of wood-carving motifs on the facade of a tongkonan (ancestral house).

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