BATAK, Sumatra, Indonesia. Medicine horn used to store "pupuk", a magical substance used by shamans to activate the horn's magic. The tip of the horn is carved with a small crouching figure, its hands fanned out under its chin. The stopper is carved with a mythical "Singa" animal, surmounted by several ancestors, with a bird at the top. Length: 27 cm. Note: Pupuk is the name given to a magical substance used by the Batak shamans of northern Sumatra. Pupuk is the main characteristic for performing black magic. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1970 by Jacques Cortecero.