DP119_22 - A close up of the sculpture on a stone monument, Bawomataluo, Nias, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe stone is a funerary monument to Laowo who founded the village of Bawomataluo. It is found outside the chief's house. The raised square represents a treasure chest. Human figures catching a shark are sculpted around it. Above the shark is a monkey. Cf. Waterson, Roxana.1990. The living house. Singapore : Oxford University Press. (ISEAS Library call no. GT359 W33, p105).Date Original29 September 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0081 DP119_15-20, ISEAS0082 DP119_21-30SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectBawomataluoNiasIndonesiaSculptureMonuments

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP119_22

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