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Unknown — Ceremonial hanging shroud porisityutu, Toraja / Rongkong, Sulawesi, Indonesia, early 20th century
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Ceremonial hanging shroud porisityutu, Toraja / Rongkong, Sulawesi, Indonesia, early 20th century

An early 20th century ceremonial hanging shroud from the Toraja or Rongkong people of Sulawesi. The porisityutu served important ritual and cultural purposes in community ceremonies.

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La Trame du Rêve : l’Art du Textile en Asie du Sud-Est

April 1, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$4,000

Lot 17

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Unknown, Ceremonial hanging shroud porisityutu, Toraja / Rongkong, Sulawesi, Indonesia, early 20th century

An early 20th century ceremonial hanging shroud from the Toraja or Rongkong people of Sulawesi. The porisityutu served important ritual and cultural purposes in community ceremonies.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Indonesia, Toraja, Early 20th Century, Ceremonial Textile, Rongkong, Sulawesi, Indigenous Art, Ritual Object, Hanging Shroud

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art