Iene/Yene
Origin: Leti island, South West Mollucas, Indonesia.
Material: Wood.
Throughout the islands of Maluku Tenggara in eastern Indonesia, ancestor
images indicated important links between the living and the dead. Small
seated ancestor figures depicted deceased family members and were kept
and used within the home. The present image is likely from Leti Island,
where such images were called yene. Each depicted a specific recently
deceased individual and served as a vessel in which his or her spirit
resided temporarily before departing for the land of the dead and to
which it periodically returned to receive offerings or be consulted
about important matters. On Leti, the pose of yene indicated the gender
and status of the deceased. Male ancestors were shown seated with the
legs drawn in to the body, and female ancestors were depicted with the
legs crossed.
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