DepartmentAsia
Bull Head for House
NameArchitectual Sculpture
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureMamasa Toraja
Datec. 1930
Place madeSulawesi Island, Indonesia, Asia
Mediumwood and pigment
DimensionsH: 18”, W: 35”, D: 22”
Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts
Object numberA.2025.29.16a-e
Collections
Provenanceex. coll. Ralph T. Coe [came to Coe Center upon his passing in 2010].
Purchased from John Barker in May 1996
DescriptionA wooden carved (a) bull head (water buffalo) with (c,d) long outward horns and geometric designs that adorn Mamasa Toraja buildings. (e,f) ears.
Early 20th c.
late 19th - early 20th century
early – mid 20th century
CA 1960, STAFF
