ceremonial mortar datu - poison grinding dish - Batak - Indonesia

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Selected by Alexandra Xu

Batak grinding dish (lupon) from The Batak people of Sumatra, every clan has a datu (ritual specialist / medicine man) who has a variety of containers to hold his magic mixtures and potions, related to the origins of puk-puk, the magic substance contained therein. This ceremonial mortar is used by the datu to grind the ingredients. Made of wood and the patina is incredible, it reaches a height on the custom made iron stand of ca 30cm. Some slight surface scratches, overall great condition!

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ceremonial mortar datu - poison grinding dish - Batak - Indonesia

Batak grinding dish (lupon) from The Batak people of Sumatra, every clan has a datu (ritual specialist / medicine man) who has a variety of containers to hold his magic mixtures and potions, related to the origins of puk-puk, the magic substance contained therein. This ceremonial mortar is used by the datu to grind the ingredients.

Made of wood and the patina is incredible, it reaches a height on the custom made iron stand of ca 30cm. Some slight surface scratches, overall great condition!

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Selected by Alexandra Xu

Estimate € 150 - € 200

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