Statues Adu Nias - Madeira - Indonésia - Final do século XX

Rare Adu statues from Nias, Indonesia. Dating from the 1970s. They are in good condition.
Adu statues are traditional ancestral sculptures from the island of Nias, Indonesia, fundamental to the Ono Niha religion. Carved from wood (often manawadano), these figures function as resting places for ancestral spirits, serving as a link between the human and supernatural worlds, domestic protection, and lineage representation.