Model of a Torajan Spirit House Mayan tassels and beads

tassels and beads

Provenance: Ron Van Anda

and topped off with a dramatic extension that reaches upwards

and wears a strand of cobalt blue trade beads above stylized genitals

said to be the size of three men

Model of a Torajan Spirit House Mayan tassels and beadsA polychromed wood and bamboo model of a Torajan spirit house 20th century; Torajan Peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia Appears unmarked The model traditional house of the Torajan Peoples with a dramatic, saddle backed bamboo roof, two gable ends sloping to a central section, and narrow windows, the lower structure elaborately carved and painted with scrollwork and geometric motifs 35" H x 8. 5" W x 39" D Provenance: The Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfros