Resource Spotlight | Werner Forman Archive | Tribal Arts from Outer Indonesian Islands, West Papua, & East Malaysia

 

Dayak Charms | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

 
 

Werner Forman Archive

 

Werner Forman's life work was devoted to documenting in photographs the history, art, religion and customs of the great civilizations and tribal societies of the past. The archive has extensive collections of photographs of archaeological sites, architecture, evocative landscapes and art from the great museum and private collections of the world.

© Werner Forman Archive

© Werner Forman Archive

 
 
 

Selections from Werner Forman Archive

Outer Indonesian Islands, West Papua, & East Malaysia

 
 

Batak Figure | North Sumatra
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

Pair of Ancestor Figures | Lake Sentani | West Papua
© Werner Forman Archive | National Gallery of Australia (74.214) | Formerly Schindler Collection, New York

Maternity Figure | Hampatong | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

Hudoq Mask | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | British Museum, London

Batak Maternity Charm Figure | North Sumatra
© Werner Forman Archive | Da Silva Collection, The Hague

Figurative Post | Hampatong | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

Dayak Amulet | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

Blade of a Ceremonial Axe | Possibly from Roti Island
© Werner Forman Archive | Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva

Dayak Charms | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

Dayak Charm | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London

South Nias Ancestor Figure | Adu So Bawa Zihono
© Werner Forman Archive

Carved Panel | Borneo
© Werner Forman Archive | Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva No.3490

Geelvink Bay House Door Panel | West Papua
© Werner Forman Archive | Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden

 

Lau Pahudu | East Sumba
© Werner Forman Archive | Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Tampan Kroe | Lampung
© Werner Forman Archive | Private Collection

 

Lau Pahudu | East Sumba
© Werner Forman Archive | A.Srogl Collection, Prague

Lau Pahudu | East Sumba
© Werner Forman Archive | A.Srogl Collection, Prague

Lau Pahudu | East Sumba
© Werner Forman Archive | Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Hinggi | East Sumba
© Werner Forman Archive | Private Collection

 
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