Ritual CANE (tunggai panaluan)
Batak Culture, South East Asia
Beginning of the 20th century
Wood, horsehair, brass, vegetable fibers
L.: 170; Thickness: 9 cm
Cane called tunggai panaluan depicting a brass rider riding a mythical being: the Singa.
The figure wears a necklace and is topped with a long black horsehair toupee.
The spiritual being is decorated with geometric patterns and opens its mouth to swallow a child. The animated whole rests on a brass sphere. The barrel is wooden.
Batak sticks were very valuable because during the making, many sacrifices took place. They represented a myth: “One day an incestuous brother and sister were devoured by a tree. Men, including four, and animals tried to save them. They were also devoured by the tree. first stick carved in its wood."
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