Title
Beam ends
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Northern Sumatra
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 78 x 68 cm
Accession No.
W-0696
Collection of
This pair of Batak singa have been carved out of solid blocks of wood. They were lacquered black and red and outlined in white. These singa heads were used as architectural adornments that framed each end of the Batak house facade, hence the lacquer has suffered from weathering.
