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Rare Leti or Tanimbar ancestral statue from the Moluccas with powerful, hushed expression and special field provenance via Fr Akerboom and Jac Hoogerbrugge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This compact wooden ancestor sculpture depicts a seated male figure with his arms crossed over his chest - a pose that refers to tranquillity and spiritual protection. The sculpture is deeply weathered, with a beautiful natural patina and vibrant surface texture due to age and tropical exposure.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nOriginating from the islands of Leti or Tanimbar in the southern Moluccas (Indonesia). According to Jac Hoogerbrugge's field notes, this sculpture was bought by him from Fr Akerboom MSC<\/em> in 1996. Akerboom, a member of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Tilburg, collected tribal art for the benefit of the mission and sold objects with documented local provenance. Hoogerbrugge's original sketch and his handwritten note confirm this provenance.<\/p>\n

Ancestor statues from Leti and Tanimbar represent the spiritual power of the ancestors and served as protectors of the family and village. The stylised facial features, asymmetrical posture and raised hair comb are typical of the region.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nHeight 26.3 cm; width 6 cm; depth 5 cm.
\nWood carvings with traces of age, cracking and natural erosion - good, stable condition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The collection of Jac Hoogerbrugge (Netherlands, 1930-2020) was built up between the 1960s and 1980s during extensive travels through Africa and Oceania. Hoogerbrugge was known for his accurate field notes and eye for artistic quality. His collection included a wide selection of tribal art with well-documented provenance, several pieces of which are today considered reference objects within Dutch private collections.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zeldzaam Leti of Tanimbar voorouderbeeld uit de Molukken met krachtige, verstilde expressie en bijzondere veldherkomst via pater Akerboom en Jac Hoogerbrugge. Dit compacte houten voorouderbeeld toont een zittende mannelijke figuur met de armen gekruist over de borst \u2014 een pose die verwijst naar rust en spirituele bescherming. De sculptuur is diep verweerd, met een prachtige […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Leti of Tanimbar voorouderbeeld \u2013 collectie Hoogerbrugge","_seopress_titles_desc":"Authentiek Leti of Tanimbar voorouderbeeld uit de Molukken, met veldnotitie pater Akerboom. Uit de collectie Jac Hoogerbrugge. Tribale kunst kopen.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Leti voorouderbeeld,Tanimbar voorouderbeeld,Molukken kunst,Indonesische tribale kunst,Leti Tanimbar beeld,Leti Tanimbar sculptuur,Leti Tanimbar kunst kopen,Molukken voorouderbeeld,Leti beeld kopen,Tanimbar beeld kopen,Hoogerbrugge collectie,pater Akerboom,Leti Tanimbar tribe art,Indonesi\u00eb tribale kunst kopen,Leti Tanimbar voorouderbeeld kopen,Molukken houtsnijwerk,Molukken beeld kopen,Indonesische tribale sculptuur,Leti Tanimbar wooden ancestor figure,LetiTanimbarbeeld,Letivoorouderbeeld,Tanimbarvoorouderbeeld","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[76,75],"product_tag":[167],"class_list":["post-65634","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-oceanie-en-indonesie","product_cat-kunst-uit-oceanie-indonesie","product_tag-jac-hoogerbrugge-collectie","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/65634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=65634"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=65634"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=65634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}