Staff (Tunggal Panaluan)

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-staffs, scepters, & wands

Culture Batak

Date19th Century

Made AtNorth Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Asia

MediumWood, buffalo hair, textile, and metal

DimensionsFlexible measurement because of hair: 79 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in., 38.4 oz. (202.6 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm, 1.089 kg.)
In Mount: 80 3/16 × 6 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (203.7 × 17.5 × 17.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Joseph and Barbara Goldenberg Estate

Object number2010.15.8

DescriptionCarved wooden staff with seven figures, an important number for the Toba Batak, top figure has fiber wrapped around the head and long black hair.

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