antique 18th 19th C Toba Karo Batak Samosir Sumatra, medicine container stopper

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Seller: delta98denhaag ✉️ (1,153) 100%, Location: 's-Gravenhage, NL, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 152746186331 antique 18th 19th C Toba Karo Batak Samosir Sumatra, medicine container stopper.

code: Indo-BD

an authentic old and very much used, highly intriguing shaped, Indonesian tribal art object, a

lid / stopper of a medicine container

used by a Datu / Guru / priest of the

Batak People of Sumatra, Indonesia

carved as an antropomorhic face with metal eyes, the shape of the head shows an enlarged chin and a horn-like back head

- for some comparison see the sculptures of the royal / king's tomb on Samosir Island, in Lake Toba / Danua Toba / Tobameer -

we can not be more specific about the tribe or people, because this form for the function seems an extreme rarity,

and as far as we know, a carving like this is not documented

it is likely to mention the People of Samosir, Toba Batak or Karo, but an other tribe could also be possible 

the patina is absolute authentic, it shows high age, use and handling through many years,

dating is hard, but it is likely to be 19th century or quite older

condition: firm, one metal eye is missing, a piece at the back is missing, this is a recent damage,

there are two quite recent drill holes at the back, see the 11th picture, probably made to attache it to a stand

height: circa 17,5 cm. / 6.9 inch

weight: circa 195 gram

we would like to underline the fact, that we are no experts on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute the item to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could, do judge for yourself on tribal affilation and the correct age before buying,  we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters.

 

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sales tax / VAT / BTW: the seller Delta 98 Den Haag, is subject to the Dutch/NL, EU tax “Margin Scheme” (in Dutch: “BTW Margeregeling”), the seller’s tax number in The Netherlands, EU is: NL001190378B30

we are: delta 98 den haag

The Hague, The Netherlands, EU

registrated at:  Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335

  • Condition: see description
  • Featured Refinements: Sumatra
  • Age: 18th - 19th century
  • Style: Pacific Islands & Oceania
  • Maker: Batak
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Color: Brown

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