Lega Bwami Kultfigur Probably ceremonial staff Sakimatwematwe. Staff with 4 sets…

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Lega Bwami Kultfigur

Probably ceremonial staff Sakimatwematwe. Staff with 4 sets of thorns and 4 faces with caolin coloring. H: ca. 30 cm. From the collection Wolfgang Glöckler acquired in the 70s. D

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Lega Bwami Kultfigur

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Estim. 2 500 - 3 500 EUR

A CEREMONIAL WOOD STAFF '' TUNGGAL PANALUAN'' Indonesia, Sumatra North, Lake Toba area, Batak, Toba-Batak, 19th or early 20th c. H. 164,5 cm A full carved ceremonial staff of a high-ranking datu, a magician and shaman of the Batak people in the North of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The staff is crowned by an equestrian figure with a head made of rattan, human hair and feathers. The figure, probably a high-ranking ancestor, sits on a singga, a mythical creature whose snake-like scaled body runs down the staff and merges into the next group of figures, which is composed in the same way. The snout of the singga sits on the head of the next lower equestrian figure, which is to be understood as a protective gesture. The staff is made of dark, smooth hardwood. There is a smooth area in the centre of the staff that serves as a handle. The stick tapers towards the bottom and the figures decrease in size accordingly. The whole thing is a masterpiece of composition. Such a staff, which is said to have magical powers, is used in numerous ceremonies of the datu and is also their badge of rank. The Batak have two types of ritual staffs: tunggal panaluan and tungkot malehat. The former is fully carved over large parts of its length, while tungkot malehat are only carved in the head area. Whether they differ in their function has not been conclusively clarified. The datu of the Toba-Batak (known as the guru among the Indian and Muslim-influenced Karo-Batak) is a medicine man with magical powers and abilities, skilled in "white magic", who has the task of preventing and curing illnesses. According to the Batak, illness is triggered by the loss of the soul (tondi), which is caused by the work of evil spirits, the capriciousness of a patient's tondi or the influence of an evil sorcerer. In addition to his function as a magical healer, he is also a fortune teller, oracle and clairvoyant, rainmaker and disperser of storms. The datu ensures the well-being of the social group by virtue of his access to the sphere of the gods and ancestors and is therefore a person of great prestige and dignity. The tunggal panaluan, which is used in almost all rituals, is one of the most important ritual objects of a datu and, along with the medicine horn, the most important external sign of his office. During the magical acts, the datu goes into a ritual trance and dances with the tunggal panaluan in his hand. From an old German private collection, assembled since the 1950s - Minor traces of age

Estim. 50 - 150 EUR

Round platter - KPM, Berlin, probably 19th century, porcelain, hollowed form with relief decoration "Broken Staff", underglaze blue painting with strawflowers and butterfly, underglaze blue sceptre mark with grinding line, signs of use, d.: 36 cm.

Estim. 960 - 1 200 EUR

Ceremonial staff for Shango, oshe shango. Yoruba, Nigeria. H 38.5 cm. Carved with a kneeling adorant with an elaborate hairstyle, surmounted by the double axe symbol. Brownish, shiny patina with traces of use; small chip to the lower part of the staff, intact. Provenance: Ex Coll. Mareidi and Gert Stoll, Munich / Berchtesgaden, 1960s; South German private collection.

Estim. 90 - 135 EUR

Bracelet by PEGE, VINTAGE 1969, silver 800/000, sig. ALTON Pege (design: ERIC PALMBERG Sweden) for ALTON, 4 cabochons, amethyst/tourmaline ?, circles and bars form this expressive bracelet, box lock underneath, w = 17.2 mm, l = 18.7 cm

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