Medicine receptacle "perminaken" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Karo - Batak · ID: 3037714

Description

ceramic vase with light green celadon glaze (chinese product), h: 16,5 cm, plant fibre string with attached paraphernalia (animal claws, tiny wood figure, glass beads etc.), stopper in shape of a Batak characteristic squatting figure made from wood, h: 17,5 cm, dark brown patina, remains of pigment and cord material;
used by witchdoctors for keeping “pupuk”, magical effective pulp.

The object Medicine receptacle “perminaken” with the object ID 3037714 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 7 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, ill. 176