Batak Gallery
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The protective designs painted on old Toba houses recall those in the magic books of Batak shaman
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A mother figure hung above the baby as comfort while the mother was away
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Bone amulet, inscribed by a Batak shaman with a spirit figure, pentacles, writing
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The three-level structure of Karo Batak houses corresponds to ideas of the cosmos
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The three-level structure of Toba Batak houses corresponds to ideas of the cosmos
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Batak figural carving depicting a figure riding an animal or serpent over the heads
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It is thought that carvings of this type were left in an enemy village at night as
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A buffalo horn container in the shape of the cosmic serpent Naga, used by Batak shaman
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The staff was the most powerful instrument of a Batak shaman
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It is thought that carvings of this type were left in an enemy village at night as
It is thought that carvings of this type were left in an enemy village at night as a sign of surrender. The figure represents a man with one leg and one arm chopped off and the other arm twisted behind his back. Inter-village warfare was endemic in the pre-colonial period. Country of Origin: Indonesia. Culture: Batak. Date/Period: Late 19th-20th C. Place of Origin: Northern Sumatra. Material Size: Wood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Formerly Philip Goldman Collection, London Location: 11
© Werner Forman Archive / Heritage-Images
Similar in design to the houses, Toba granaries have a large space within the roof
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Similar in design to the houses, Karo granaries have a large space within the roof
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The elaborate decoration of the gable ends on this Toba Batak house indicate that
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