Measuring stick "tun-tun" · Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3048971
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
TEH Gallery, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood,
The Dayak placed traps 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”.