Bâton de mesure "tun-tun"
Indonésie - Bornéo, Dayak
Vendu
600 €
Provenance
TEH Gallery, Berlin, GermanyTaille
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”.