Lot 147 Dα

A KARO BATAK PRIEST’S MAGIC STAFF
Sumatra, Indonesia

Tungkot malehat, the finial carved as a male figure with seed-inlaid-eyes, seated astride a singa, smaller figures carved about the animal’s legs, on its head and on its rump, dark glossy patina, the cloth turban with inset black feathers.
153 cm. long