Wood Batak Ancestor Sculpture Figure Tribal Ethnographic Collectable Art Sumatra

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Wood Batak Ancestor Sculpture Figure Tribal Ethnographic Collectable Art Sumatra:
$336.33

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From the BataktribeLake Toba origin Sumatra island Indonesia

Ethnographic Hand Carved Collectable

Measures : 50 cm tall x 9 cm wide = 19.5\" x 3.5\" inches

Batakis a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia.The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola,and Mandailingwhich are related groups with distinct languages and customs (adat).

PrehistoryA traditional Toba Batak house

Linguistic and archaeological evidence indicates that Austronesianspeakers first reached Sumatra from Taiwanand the Philippinesthrough Borneoand/or Javaabout 2,500 years ago, and the Batak probably descended from these settlers.While the archaeology of southern Sumatra testifies to the existence of neolithic settlers, it seems that the northern part of Sumatra was settled by agriculturalists at a considerably later stage.

Although the Batak are often considered to be isolated peoples thanks to their location inland, away from the influence of seafaring European colonials, there is evidence that they have been involved in trade with other neighbouring kingdoms for a millennium or more.

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I have been collecting tribal art and antiques for well over 25 years, my collecting trips have taken me to many distant countries, the artifacts of interest are authentic tribal and ethnographic implements used in divination and healing.

my travels have taken me to out of the way places where there are no cars or hotels, some of the remote places are only reachable by foot , so I often take long treks into the bush to find some of these rarepieces, but mostly its a question of being in the right place at the right time , my collectionconsistsof ethnographicmaterial from animist tribal peoples of Africa Asia and south East Asia

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