Rare Batak Shaman Medicine Vessel Sumatra Borneo

A very rare old Shaman's medicine horn with a carved wooden stopper featuring a shaman riding a Singha Lion like effigy. The vessel is made from an animal horn with an ancestral face carved at the tip

Indonesia, Sumatra, Karo Batak, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An exquisite vessel, the lower section comprised of basketry woven over a piriform shaped gourd, with a figural stopper depictin

Rare Batak Ulos Pinunsaan Textile, 19th century.Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pinunsaan is one of

Batak "Tunggal Panaluan" Shaman's Staff, Sumatra. Indonesia. Carved hardwood with rich patina, the shaft carved with figures and animals, and surmounted with figure crowned by turban-like headdress is

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous mold made terracotta effigy vessel in the form of a man with a deer! This is a rare depiction of a shaman or hunter resting o

A collection of extremely rare tribal artifacts, two ancient Inuit gamming pieces in rare anthropomorphic form, the third a Batak medicine container from Sumatera, Indonesia. The container stands abou

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang, expertly made from a dense wood, for stori

Rare Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra. Pinunsaan is one of the two most important in the Batak hierarchy of ikat

Medizin Behältnis mit figürlichem Deckel Batak, Indonesien, Sumatra Insel Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder. H 33 cm. Provenienz: - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. - Hammer Auktion 95,

This is a finely carved old wood sculpture of a male effigy with strong facial features from the Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia.Sculpture from this tribe is relatively rare on the market , wit

Collection of rare Shaman's items, including a Shaman's spirit mask, carved monkey skull, early 20th century, Kachin, Burma; a pestle used by a shaman to grind medicine, carved wood, early 20th centur

Medizinhorn Batak, Indonesien, Sumatra Insel Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Horn, Schnur. H 20 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). CHF 100

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful example of a hand-carved wooden shaman staff (known as a tunggal panaluan) with a thick iron cone

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Casa Grande, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 900 BCE. A rare example of a hand-built pottery stirrup vessel depicting a seated shaman smoking a pipe. The detailing on t

**Originally Listed At $3500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful shaman staff, hand-carved from a single piece of hardwood. The len

A fine and rare carved wooden Kwele Medicine Mortar with stylized form and incised motifs. Kwele peoples, Gabon. This vessel was field collected in the Congo/Brazzaville by Walter Enberger, Mining Eng

A very rare and finely woven old textile depicting a Ship and various anthropomorphic figures on their way to the after-life. Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia. provenance: Daeng Iskandar, Indone

An Indonesian Sumatra Toba Batak "Guri Guri" ceremonial magical substance vessel (19th Century) used to hold the "Puk Puk" magical substance, constructed of hand carved ironwood having a carved vase f

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Iban Dayak, ca. 19th century CE. A forged-iron ritual blood vessel used by shaman. The shape of the vessel is intended to represent a "spir

Indonesian "magic" horn medicine container, 20th c., Batak Culture, Northern Sumatra, Naga Marsarang of carved buffalo horn and wood, with The Asia Society price tag, 11"h x 18"l x 3"w

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona region, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. Like much Tairona art, this one has so many details that it will take you many viewings to see them all. A blackware vessel with an elonga

A very rare old carved wooden working block with ancestral head on top as a handle. Such a carving may have been used in the preparation of medicines by a village shaman. The Block and head handle are

Indonesian Shaman “Magic” Carved Wooden Staff. Batak, North Sumatra. Carved figures on horseback with several reptiles in low relief, topped with real horse hair. Height 55”. Very go

4 rituelle Schamanenfiguren Toba Batak, Indonesien, Sumatra Insel Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 11 - 13 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. G&#233