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Magic wand "tungkot malehat", Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak, Size: H: 166 cm (H: 65.4 inch), ID: 3052590
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Auction 105

Magic wand "tungkot malehat" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak · ID: 3052590

Starting price EUR 2,000
Estimated price EUR 5,000
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Provenance
Peter Schleich, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
H: 166 cm
H: 65.4 inch

Description

wood, black paint,

Crowning element in the form of a rider figure, a “datu” priest riding the mythical creature “singha”, with six attendant figures below.

Magic wands “tungkot malehat” are among the most important utensils of the “datu” priests. In secret rituals charged with magical substances “pupuk”, they become objects of great power used for the well-being of the community.

Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim & Bruce W. Carpenter, Batak Sculpture, Singapore 2007, p. 64 ff.

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