SUMBA ISLAND, Indonesia. Hardwood, dark brown patina, traces of lime. An astonishing statuette representing a seated ancestor. His heart-shaped face expresses a remarkable finesse of carving which nevertheless preserves the rigour of the style. Height: 14 cm. Width: 13 cm. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1972 by Jacques Cortecero in the Waingapu Kampung in the east of the island of Sumba.