Measuring stick "tun-tun" · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3042956
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Provenance
August Flick, Cologne, GermanyPhilipp Konzett, Graz, Austria
Helmut Feier, Vienna, Austria
Size
H: 52,5 cm
H: 20.7 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny dark brown patina, round staff, crowned by seated figure, min. dam., small missing parts, base.
The Dayak placed traps along jungle trails to catch wild boar. To set the proper height of the trip cord, they used a special measuring stick, called “tun-tun”. The figurative charms carved at the top of the “tun-tun” were believed to magically “call the boar to their death”.
The object Measuring stick “tun-tun” with the object ID 3042956 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 4.
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