A SUMATRA, BATAK, WOODEN STAFF, the tubular shaft carved with figures placed on top of each other, the upper five with a horned animal's head between their legs, the eyes and navels inset with metal, the back with reptilian bodies placed on top of each other, below the grip two figures divided by reptilian figures, the top end covered with cotton threads and feathers, dark to matt shiny patina
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A SUMATRA, BATAK, WOODEN STAFF, the tubular shaft carved with figures placed on top of each other, the upper five with a horned animal's head between their legs, the eyes and navels inset with metal, the back with reptilian bodies placed on top of each other, below the grip two figures divided by reptilian figures, the top end covered with cotton threads and feathers, dark to matt shiny patina
185 cm high
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