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No. 83680263

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Medicine container - NO RESERVE! - Batak - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)
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€ 45
3 weeks ago

Medicine container - NO RESERVE! - Batak - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

Amy Wassing

Selected by Amy Wassing

Batak medicine container / horn The Batak people of Sumatra have a datu (ritual specialist / medicine man) who has a variety of containers to hold his magic mixtures and potions. Made of he hollow horn of a water buffalo (kepala kerbau) the figurative lid is made of teak wood. If you look closely to the patina you can see the age of the item! Comes with custom made stand, on the stand it reaches a height of 40cm, Aprox dimensions of the medicine container are: 32x16x10cm

No. 83680263

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Medicine container - NO RESERVE! - Batak - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

Medicine container - NO RESERVE! - Batak - Indonesia (No Reserve Price)

Batak medicine container / horn The Batak people of Sumatra have a datu (ritual specialist / medicine man) who has a variety of containers to hold his magic mixtures and potions. Made of he hollow horn of a water buffalo (kepala kerbau) the figurative lid is made of teak wood. If you look closely to the patina you can see the age of the item!

Comes with custom made stand, on the stand it reaches a height of 40cm,

Aprox dimensions of the medicine container are: 32x16x10cm


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