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Rare seated ancestor statue from the Leti or Tanimbar Islands (Moluccas), with powerful spiritual radiance and exceptional provenance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This impressive wooden ancestor statue depicts a seated figure with subdued facial expression and finely crafted details, including earrings and a distinctive hair bundle. The figure holds an offering bowl or attribute in both hands, seated on a throne-shaped base with carved back panel. The weathered, open structure of the wood and the deep, natural patina indicate considerable age and prolonged ritual use.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nAncestor statues like this one were manufactured in the southern Moluccas, especially on Leti and Tanimbar, where they played a central role in rituals around protection and ancestor worship. The seated position symbolises dignity and tranquillity, while the raised back refers to status and spiritual power.<\/p>\n

The piece was produced by Jac Hoogerbrugge<\/strong> acquired from Fr Akerboom M.S.C.<\/strong>, a member of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (Tilburg). Father Akerboom collected tribal art in Indonesia for the benefit of the missionary order. The documentation and sketch are from Hoogerbrugge's own collection archive.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nHeight approx. 33 cm - width approx. 10 cm - depth approx. 7.8 cm.
\nWood with traces of age and natural wear; without recent restorations, stable and in collectible condition.<\/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 zittend voorouderbeeld uit de Leti- of Tanimbar-eilanden (Molukken), met krachtige spirituele uitstraling en uitzonderlijke provenance. Dit indrukwekkende houten voorouderbeeld toont een zittende figuur met ingetogen gelaatsuitdrukking en fijn uitgewerkte details, waaronder oorhangers en een karakteristieke haarbundel. De figuur houdt een offerkom of attribuut in beide handen, zittend op een troonvormige basis met uitgesneden rugpaneel. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":70138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Zittend voorouderbeeld Leti Tanimbar \u2013 Molukken \u2013 collectie Hoogerbrugge","_seopress_titles_desc":"Zeldzaam Leti of Tanimbar voorouderbeeld uit de Molukken, met sterke spirituele uitstraling. Uitstekende herkomst uit de collectie Jac Hoogerbrugge.","_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":"voorouderbeeld,Leti voorouderbeeld,Tanimbar voorouderbeeld,Leti Tanimbar voorouderbeeld,Molukken voorouderbeeld,Molukken tribale kunst,Indonesische tribale kunst,houten voorouderbeeld,Indonesisch voorouderbeeld,Tanimbar sculptuur,Leti sculptuur,Leti Tanimbar kunst,Indonesische beeldhouwkunst,tribale kunst Indonesi\u00eb,Leti Tanimbar voorouderbeeld hout,collectie Jac Hoogerbrugge,Hoogerbrugge collectie,Leti Tanimbar missiecollectie,Akerboom collectie,Leti Tanimbar etnograficavoorouderbeeld kopen,Leti voorouderbeeld kopen,Tanimbar voorouderbeeld kopen,Molukken voorouderbeeld kopen,Indonesische tribale kunst kopen,Leti Tanimbar beeld kopen,Indonesisch voorouderbeeld kopen,tribale kunst Indonesi\u00eb kopen,Hoogerbrugge collectie kopen","_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":[76,75,161],"product_tag":[167],"class_list":["post-70145","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-oceanie-en-indonesie","product_cat-kunst-uit-oceanie-indonesie","product_cat-wunderkammer","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\/70145","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=70145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=70145"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=70145"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=70145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}