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Measuring stick 'tun-tun'
Iban Dayak, Sarawak State, Indonesien

wood, black patina, thin round stick tapering to the bottom, crowned by a stylized anthropomorphic figure in squatting posture, carved on a cubic base with delicate notched ornaments, slightly dam., on metal base;
the Iban placed traps along jungle trails to catch wild boar. To set the proper height of the trip cord, they used a special measuring stick, called 'tun-tun'. The figurative charms carved at the top of the 'tun-tun' were believed to magically 'call the boar to their death'.
H: 52 cm, (5237/019)

Provenance:
Laurent Dodier, Le Val Saint Pere, France

Expertise:
Expertise L. Dodier, Le Val Saint Pere, France

Lit.: Mark A. Johnson, Art Borneo, Marina del Rey, 2008, p. 56

Measuring stick 'tun-tun'
Iban Dayak, Sarawak State, Indonesien

wood, black patina, thin round stick tapering to the bottom, crowned by a stylized anthropomorphic figure in squatting posture, carved on a cubic base with delicate notched ornaments, slightly dam., on metal base;
the Iban placed traps along jungle trails to catch wild boar. To set the proper height of the trip cord, they used a special measuring stick, called 'tun-tun'. The figurative charms carved at the top of the 'tun-tun' were believed to magically 'call the boar to their death'.
H: 52 cm, (5237/019)

Provenance:
Laurent Dodier, Le Val Saint Pere, France

Expertise:
Expertise L. Dodier, Le Val Saint Pere, France

Lit.: Mark A. Johnson, Art Borneo, Marina del Rey, 2008, p. 56