Pig Trap Charm. Tuntun

Tuntun stick depicting on its top an anthropomorphic figure sitting in squatting position. The skull is supported by two stylized hands merging into the arms. Its body, slightly rectangular in form with flat sides, is characterized by long symmetric limbs and sharply cut joints to emphasis dynamics. The large neck connecting harmoniously the torso to the head seems transferring the figure’s vitality from the inside to the outside while calling out the spirit of the animal to the trap. The stick is carved in a rectangular shape.

Borneo. Western area.
Iban.
Wood, patina.
50,7 x 4,1 x 1,8 cm / 20 x 1.6 x 0.7 in
Price SFr. 1500.- | Inv. 4.004 | SOLD