Mark A. Johnson Asian and Tribal art
30-31: Guardian Figure. Ironwood, traces of pigments. L: 46”. W: 25”, H: 25”. 19th to early 20th century.
Ngaju Dayak (or related group),
Borneo Island, Indonesia. This figure combines the imagery of a water snake (or dragon)
with the wings of a
hornbill that would have protected important ancestors on their journey to the afterlife.