IRON STATUE ,WHAT IS IT

[SATRIANI]

Hi everyone i am new here ,after searching the net for info on this item ,this seems to be where the best experts on this kind of items seem to be ,so i would be thankful if anyone here would be kind enough to take time and try to figure out what i have here,its defenatly made of iron ,its seems to be old its a bit rusty ,might be columbian ,i would really like to know, is its age and its origin thanks for having me here ingi iceland

[Bigcypresshunter]

its defenatly made of iron ,its seems to be old its a bit rusty ,might be columbian ,

I dont think Colombian Indians had facial hair so Im leaning toward Asian but I could be wrong.

[ivan salis]

looks like a fertility god (male) statue -- asain possible -- native indain type people seldom had any facial hair , so asian is a better bet that native indain type.

[Got_4by4]

IT'S A BOY!

[stefen]

East India

[High Plains Digger]

My first impression was SE Asia (Thai) or Bali/ Indonesia.

[heepiepow]

Welcome Satriani!

My first impression was SE Asia (Thai) or Bali/ Indonesia.

Yeah. My first thought was Cambodian/Khmer. Sure looks Southeast Asian.

Satriani--one thing you might search for is that style of headdress. I couldn't find any like that through quick google searching, but it may be a decent indicator of the location of statue.

I like it!

[SATRIANI]

Hi everyone i am new here ,after searching the net for info on this item ,this seems to be where the best experts on this kind of items seem to be ,so i would be thankful if anyone here would be kind enough to take time and try to figure out what i have here,its defenatly made of iron ,its seems to be old its a bit rusty ,might be columbian ,i would really like to know, is its age and its origin thanks for having me here ingi iceland

Thank you all for youre answers ,still trying to figure out if this is old or modern,has anyone here seen the same item anywhere, all the best to you all thanks for all youre help ingi iceland

[DCMatt]

Welcome Satriani!

My first impression was SE Asia (Thai) or Bali/ Indonesia.

Yeah. My first thought was Cambodian/Khmer. Sure looks Southeast Asian.

Satriani--one thing you might search for is that style of headdress. I couldn't find any like that through quick google searching, but it may be a decent indicator of the location of statue.

I like it!

Good job guys!

I think this is an Indonesian ancestor figurine (adu zatua).





DCMatt

[Monty]

The first attempt at the Armour Star Weiner Mobile? Some say it was too sexist. Monty

[High Plains Digger]

DCMatt: You did the good job. I was only gut guessing. The example you offer seems to be "close enough" but is it done in iron or does the culture work in iron? That is pretty significant, I think. Unless these are modern pieces for ancestor worship. But Indonesia has been very hard core Moslem for some time. I don't know how much tolerence there is , but I am thinking not so much.

[mydejavooo]

Looks like a fertility idol to me. Hope you didn't want any more kids!!

DeJa

[SATRIANI]

Looks like a fertility idol to me. Hope you didn't want any more kids!!

DeJa

Thanks alot guys,dcmatt seems to have nailed it,it is defenatly an adu zatua ,but surfing the net i can only find wooden ones,havent found any metal or iron ones,and this one is some kind of metal and rather heavy,i would have thought if these were maybe tourist replica ,they would be easy to find on the net,many thanks for now ,getting very close to solving this ,with youre great help thanks alot ingi iceland

[SATRIANI]

Looks like a fertility idol to me. Hope you didn't want any more kids!!

DeJa

Thanks alot guys,dcmatt seems to have nailed it,it is defenatly an adu zatua ,but surfing the net i can only find wooden ones,havent found any metal or iron ones,and this one is some kind of metal and rather heavy,i would have thought if these were maybe tourist replica ,they would be easy to find on the net,many thanks for now ,getting very close to solving this ,with youre great help thanks alot ingi iceland

HI You all,and thanks for having me once again,i got some info today that the statue is most likely made of cast bronse from an old method called the lost wax process,which is i am told an acient way of making this kind of things ,so what i need to figure out now is did the nias people have knowledge of this cast bronse making back in the day,when they were making the adu zatua figurines,well that all for now, thanks again for all youre help and interest ingi iceland

[SATRIANI]

Looks like a fertility idol to me. Hope you didn't want any more kids!!

DeJa

Thanks alot guys,dcmatt seems to have nailed it,it is defenatly an adu zatua ,but surfing the net i can only find wooden ones,havent found any metal or iron ones,and this one is some kind of metal and rather heavy,i would have thought if these were maybe tourist replica ,they would be easy to find on the net,many thanks for now ,getting very close to solving this ,with youre great help thanks alot ingi iceland

HI You all,and thanks for having me once again,i got some info today that the statue is most likely made of cast bronse from an old method called the lost wax process,which is i am told an acient way of making this kind of things ,so what i need to figure out now is did the nias people have knowledge of this cast bronse making back in the day,when they were making the adu zatua figurines,well that all for now, thanks again for all youre help and interest ingi iceland

ANY NEW IDEAS ANYONE,IT WEIGHTS 1 KILO AND 450 GRAMS AND HEIGHT IS 29,7 CM

[Bigcypresshunter]

HI You all,and thanks for having me once again,i got some info today that the statue is most likely made of cast bronse from an old method called the lost wax process,which is i am told an acient way of making this kind of things ,so what i need to figure out now is did the nias people have knowledge of this cast bronse making back in the day,when they were making the adu zatua figurines,well that all for now, thanks again for all youre help and interest ingi iceland

Is it iron or bronze? Its not hard to tell the difference. Do you have a magnet?

[High Plains Digger]

Lost wax is an old method, but it is very commonly used today. In fact, so common that is is a standard way to do things like rings. Odds are your wedding band was cast with the lost wax method.

[Bigcypresshunter]

Satriani please find a magnet

[SATRIANI]

Satriani please find a magnet

I will do a magnet test, didint think of that and will let you know thank alot ingi iceland

[SATRIANI]

Satriani please find a magnet

I will do a magnet test, didint think of that and will let you know thank alot ingi iceland

under the bottom there is some corrosion,and i can see some traces of bluish color