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Datu magician's ritual horn with a crouching ancestral figur…
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245
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Datu magician's ritual horn with a crouching ancestral figur…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €700
Voluntary lot
Description
Datu magician's ritual horn
with a crouching ancestral figure at the top.
Horn, old brown patina and marks of use, cotton thread.
Toba Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia.
43 x 37 cm
This horn is part of the ritual practices of the Batak people, where it is used by the datu, a specialist in invisible forces. It contains magical substances called pupuk, a mixture of organic elements and minerals invested with power. The figure at the top reinforces the object's protective function, playing a part in rites of protection and healing. In this way, it acts as a medium of power and a marker of its owner's status.
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