Global Art & Artifacts

Huge and Rare Batak Medicine Horn, Sumatra

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Detail:  This horn / container comes from the Toba Batak people of North Sumatra.  Buffalo horn and carved wood.  Naga (serpent / dragon) head, ASO heads (human-like) and fern motifs are carved by a single craftsman.  Used for herbs and medicines.  This size is rare.  For the Serious Collector.

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