Zemanek-Münster

Measuring stick "tun-tun"

Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
sold EUR 600
Provenance
TEH Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Size
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”.


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