Zemanek-Münster

Figurally carved stopper ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak · ID: 3047765

sold EUR 320
Provenance
Martin van Straaten, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 10,7 cm
H: 4.2 inch

Description

wood, pigment, base

These stoppers were used to close medicine containers “perminaken”, in which the magic priests “datu” stored various medicines and magic substances.


The object Figurally carved stopper with the object ID 3047765 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 74 achieved a sales price of EUR 320 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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