Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Batak Medicine Bone

$1,800
£1,364.85
€1,576.39
CA$2,525.51
A$2,813.36
CHF 1,484
MX$34,112.88
NOK 18,878.67
SEK 17,586.68
DKK 11,771.51

About the Item

This carved cow bone with lizard motif was made by the Batak people from the highlands of North Sumatra in Indonesia. The ornately decorated bone is hollow and used to store medicinal herbs. A figurative carved wooden head is used for a stopper. The lizard or "boraspatini tano" is a luck and fertility symbol and is a very popular decorative motif of this region.
  • Similar to:
    The Batak People (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Mid Century or Earlier
  • Condition:
    Great.
  • Seller Location:
    Asheville, NC
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1104208899154

More From This Seller

View All
Native American Tobacco Case
Located in Asheville, NC
This early, hand crafted tobacco case with a rawhide leather strap is lightweight and can be used as a novelty purse for man, woman or child.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Pine

From the Rush Limbaugh Collection Korhogo Cloth from Ivory Coast of Africa
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Asheville, NC
This is a hand spun, hand woven and hand painted cotton cloth for which an entire village takes part in its creation. Women of the Korhoga Tribe spin the cotton, while the men weave ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Burmese Kalaga Tapestry
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautifully embroidered with glass beads, metallic wrapped thread, metal sequins and beads, this tapestry seems to come to life with its rows of dancing women and mythical creatures....
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Textiles

African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
Located in Asheville, NC
Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.
Category

Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Art

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Teak Thai Lounge
Located in Asheville, NC
Teak Thai lounge with cantilevered headrest, baluster shaped legs and split bamboo mattress made of pegged construction.
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Chaise Longues

Materials

Bamboo, Teak

Teak Thai Lounge
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Set Of Three Indian Folk Art Figures
Located in Asheville, NC
Set of three Indian figures vividly painted. They appear to be kneeling in prayer two have their hair in buns and the third wears a crown. It is likely that the third blue figure is ...
Category

20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

You May Also Like

Antique Dan Tribe Indian Scope
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan tribe Indian ceremonial scope used at the time of harvest to pass out by the Chief's wife.
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Figura Tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura tribal Cenefo realizada en madera y de origen Senegal
Category

Vintage 1920s Senegalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Figura Tribal Cenefo
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
Bamana 'Chi-wara'
Located in Sharon, CT
Purchased from the estate of Patti Cadby Birch Trust. Birch was a collector and a trustee of Both MOMA and MMA. The antelope itself is 13 1/2"x4 3/4...
Category

Antique 1890s Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wicker, Wood

A Voodo African Object
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional Voodoo Objet fro Africa, Uganda ,Buganda Kingdom, the object is decorated with Shells, Beads, Fiber,seeds and iron, a Royal fetish used by higher Royalty, ex-collecti...
Category

Vintage 1960s Ugandan Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Wood

Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category

Vintage 1940s Senegalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Figura tribal Cenefo
$621 Sale Price
44% Off
Tuareg Tent Plank
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5530 - Long curved axis for Tuareg tent, carved with geometric patterns : rare to find. For Your use: ask to an architect, but I have some idea, like ab...
Category

Mid-20th Century North African Other Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood