IBAN DAYAK, Sarawak, Borneo, Indonesia. The majority of Dayak groups live in communities along navigable rivers in large communal structures built on stilts and known as 'longhouses'. This large iron-wood "Hampatong" figure, collected by Jacques Cortecero along the Baram River in 1970, incorporates the recognisable characteristics of the Iban style, namely a representation of a named ancestor, or protective ancestral spirit, an animal from the local environment, in this case a crocodile held in the hand and a buffalo head on its back, symbolising power. Height: 120 cm. Width: 23 cm. Note: The gullied wood is stained dark grey and brown by lichen and bleached by age. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1970 by Jacques Cortecero on the River Baram.