Zemanek-Münster

Measuring stick "tun-tun" ·  Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3048971

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”.


The object Measuring stick “tun-tun” with the object ID 3048971 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 117 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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