http://artbabble.org/channel/Oceanic_Art/feed en http://artbabble.org/video/dma/dallas-museum-art-collection-toba-batak-ancestor-figures <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/dallas-museum-art-collection">Dallas Museum of Art Collection</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/dma">Dallas Museum of Art</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>This male and female pair represents the ancestral couple. The figures were likely clothed, and the stems of wood on the top of the heads probably once supported turban-like headdresses. They were preserved and honored in the uppermost region of the house of the lineage founder, where they could be seen or touched only by a privileged few. Periodic offerings and solicitations encouraged benevolent behavior from the ancestral couple, who were capable of inflicting harm.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/dma/dallas-museum-art-collection-toba-batak-ancestor-figures" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Figurines Oceanic Art Pacific Islands Sculpture Wood wood carving Objects Spirituality Dallas Museum of Art http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/35/3533ad9dcce96f30/poster-image-04.jpg 3533ad9dcce96f30 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:25:32 +0000 JStoneDMA 9430 at http://artbabble.org