Titre du document / Document title

Das mysteriöse Doppelmasken-Motiv an Megalithen von Long Pulung in Ost-Kalimantan / Indonesien = Le mystérieux motif de masque double du mégalithe de Long Pulung en Kalimantan de l'est, Indonésie

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

ZAHORKA Herwig ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ II. Bondongan, Puri Mas C27, Bogor 16131, INDE

Résumé / Abstract

The great alignment of prehistoric urn dolmens at Long Pulung site hosts two exceptional megaliths with enigmatic ornaments not interpretable yet. The author defined the main sculptures at the megaliths being stylized anthropomorphic double heads or,,double masks. The same ornaments exist only at the unique big Pejeng drum and at some prehistoric bronce Moko drums of which only a very few still exist. The two investigated megalith objects therefore seem to have been the ,,negative wax mold - not the casting mold - for the production of bronce objects in lost form probably of Moko drums. An ancient stone mold fragment with a similar head design from central Bali was already identified in the 30th as a wax layer print mold for the production of bronce drums. So far it can't rather be excluded that an early metal working was performed in that remote Bahau area. The exact age of the two objects is still in historic darkness. However, the age of a cast bronce figure with a clay core inside found in 1995 only some 150 kilometers east from here at the Sekatak river could be determined at 680 BC (610a by thermoluminiscence measurement of a clay sample. Archeological survey should therefore be executed in the Bahau area to find some fired clay fragments of ancient kilns or casting sites for a thermoluminiscence verification. Simplified head ornaments like on the drums were still distinct Dayak tattoos in the 20th century.

Revue / Journal Title

Tribus   ISSN 0082-6413 

Source / Source

2001, vol. 50, pp. 151-172 [22 page(s) (article)] (1 p.1/4)

Langue / Language

Allemand
Revue : Allemand

Editeur / Publisher

Linden-Museum, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Stuttgart, ALLEMAGNE  (1951) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Indonesia ; Asia ; Anthropomorph ; Mask ; Dolmen ; Site ; Iconography ; Megalith ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Long Pulung ; Indonésie ; Asie ; Anthropomorphe ; Masque ; Dolmen ; Site ; Iconographie ; Mégalithe ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 23409, 35400010239094.0080