NIAS ISLAND, Sumatra, Indonesia. Hardwood with dark reddish-brown patina, Adu Hörö" sculpture representing three ancestors wearing the high golden crown "takula ana'a" reserved for distinguished figures and a "kalabubu" torque. The fact that they are linked to each other by a long stick and ties suggests a lineage of ancestors. Height: 53 cm. Width: 29 cm. Literature: "NIAS", tribal treasures. Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold. Volkenkunding Museum Nusantara, Delft, 1990. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1974 by Jacques Cortecero in the village of Bawomataluo in the south of the island of Nias.