Kroe Pesihungan
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| Item-Number: | 841001 |
| Item-Description: | Kroe iron receptacle or Pesihungan in the form of the mythical Nagga |
| Medium: | Iron |
| Origin: | South Sumatra - Kroe |
| Dimensions: | Length 76 cm |
| Age: | pre 1700 |
| Provenance: | Collected Sumatra 1984 |
| Condition: | Weathered patina |
| Notes: | Used in the South Sumatran (Lampung) coming of age ritual of tooth filing and blackening. Form is known to have influenced European modern art of the early 1900's c.f. Picasso. |
Price: £1,500
