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Apotropaic medicinal container

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Apotropaic medicinal container, Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia, intended to hold "pupuk" to ward against black magic, of carved wood with the stopper formed as a male figure, surmounting a bone vessel with tripartite ends formed as seated ancestral figures 12.5"h x 12"l x 2"w.

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Apotropaic medicinal container

Name: Apotropaic medicinal container
SKU: 29305172
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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