Hantung Gunong (Jah Hut)
An indigenous sculpture. Hantu Gunong (Jah Hut). Lives on high mountain tops and delights in pushing men down. A collection from Muzium Negara.
Posts tagged Indigenous Sculpture
Spirit Ketam (Mah Meri)
Spirit Ketam (Mah Meri)
An indigenous sculpture. Spirit Ketam (Mah Meri). Keen to destroy human beings because it was a man cursed into becoming the first crab in the world. A collection from National Art Gallery.
Hantu Gunong (Jah Hut)
Hantu Gunong (Jah Hut)
An indigenous sculpture. Spirit Belangkas (Mah Meri). King-crab which when separated from its wife develops a taste for human flesh. A collection from National Art Gallery.
Spirit Lembu (Mah Meri)
An indigenous scripture. Spirit Lembu (Mah Meri). A human being who was forced to be a cow in order to escape the haunting of evil influences. A collection from National Art Gallery.
Ebrahil (Jah Hut)
Ebrahil (Jah Hut)
An indigenous sculpture. Ebrahil (Jah Hut). Spirit from the setting sun which moulded A’dam, the First man, out of crushed water lilies. A collection from Muzium Negara.
Spirit Bojos (Mah Meri)
Spirit Bojos (Mah Meri)
An Indigenous Sculpture. Spirit Bojos (Mah Meri). A man-eating female spirit which is afraid to stand under trees for fear of water from the leaves falling into her upturned nose. A collection from Muzium Negara.
