BATAK, Sumatra, Indonesia. Perminaken" medicine box, a ceramic container of Chinese origin, used to store pupuk (magic substance). The wooden stopper is carved with an ancestor wearing bird feathers and riding a "Singa", a mythical animal. Height: 19 cm (without feathers). Height: 32 cm (with feathers). Literature: See pages 72 to 74 "ARTS PRIMITIFS DE L'ASIE DU SUD-EST", (Assam, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines), Alain Schoffel collection. Alain and Françoise, publishers. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1970 by Jacques Cortecero.