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Tau Tau
Tau Tau
Tau Tau
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Tau Tau

NameAncestral Figure
CultureToraja people
Date19th century (?)
Place madeSouth Sulawesi, Sulawesi, INDONESIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, paint, shell or bone
Dimensions16 x 7 in. (40.64 x 17.78 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2510
Object numberA.1995.93.2510
Collections
DescriptionHead ofTau-Tau (ancestral figure fragment). A smooth egg-shaped head with large ears and close set eyes; wood; handcarved and painted.
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