Product ID: WMBO0106
Old Wooden Figures
Product Description:This is a Hampatong (or Hampatung), a traditional ancestral guardian figure carved by the Dayak people of Kalimantan (Borneo). In Dayak culture, Hampatong figures were traditionally carved to serve as protective guardians. They were erected outside longhouses, at village entrances, or near burial sites to honor ancestors, ward off malevolent spirits, protect the community from illness, and safeguard family lineages. The nesting orientation of the parent and child prominently symbolizes ancestry, lineage, and the preservation of the community across generations. Product Specification:
31 x 30 x 253 CM
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