Set of 3 Tun Tun - Tribal Wood and Buffalo Bone Totems from Sumba

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Set of 3 Tun Tun - Tribal Wood and Buffalo Bone Totems from SumbaA SYMBOL OF PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE This set of 3 totems is handcarved in buffalo bone and wood and comes from the island of Sumba in Indonesia. The totems are called Tun Tun and have since ancient times been considered a powerful talisman that farmers would bring it to the fields, guiding them to get a good crop. It was also used to protect ones house, placed in the corners of the roof. The set comes complete on black metal stands and their story

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off the Western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia

5 x 8cm with the stand

This beautiful set was carved by hand by local artisans on the island of Sumba in Indonesia

born as a social happening used to unify communities under the Majapahit Empire around the 1500’s

They were traditionally worn by village heads during ceremonies and in battle

The spiral of the Sanggori often ends with the head of a serpent

19 x 17cm diameter

part of the animistic/ancestral religion in the region

Dimensions: stand heights ca 54 and 64cm tall

The water bottles: heights ca 32 and 36cm