Ceremonial lime squeezer · Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak · ID: 3042483
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Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, handle in shape of a sitting ancestor figure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Batak use lime in numerous ceremonial contexts. The juice was mixed with magic potions to improve efficacy.
The object Ceremonial lime squeezer with the object ID 3042483 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 98.
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