Magic staff "tungkot malehat" · Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba / Karo - Batak · ID: 3047818
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsSize
L: 116 cm
L: 45.7 inch
Description
brass, wood, animal hair, cotton,
The “tungkot malehat” is usually dominated by a single carving of a large male figure (mostly riding a “singa” or horse) at the very top of the staff, and the body of the staff is left plain.