Shaman’s Medicine Horn, Naga Marsarang or Sahan
Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia
Wood, horn, cord
18th/19th Century
Published: Batak Sculpture; Sibeth & Carpenter, page 100
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In north Sumatra, the Batak shaman carried a medicine horn, sahan, that featured the primary mythical beast Singha on one end and the primordial ancestor figure on the other tip. This is an exceptional piece which displays an archaic style and dates to the 18th/19th Century.





