Medicine container - Naga Morsarang - Batak - Indonesia

A very large Batak medicine container / horn\r
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The Batak people of Sumatra have a datu (ritual specialist / medicine man) who has a variety of containers to hold his magic mixtures and potions. These containers are called naga morsarang. Made of he hollow horn of a water buffalo (kepala kerbau) , The surface is carved with curving flowing designs. In the interior of the horn, the earth deity Boraspati Ni Tano is represented in the form of a lizard, a motif that occurs on other ritual objects. \r
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Comes with custom made stand, on the stand it reaches a height of 55 cm,\r
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Aprox dimensions of the medicine container are: 47x25x10cm\r
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