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Two Sumatran 'Kitang' palm wine containers, Batak people,…
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Melbourne
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20-Oct-2020
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Two Sumatran 'Kitang' palm wine containers, Batak people, 19th/20th century, the lids carved from wood with incised geometric decoration with a beautiful patina, dating to the 19th century, each together with a later fitted bamboo and fibre container dating to the 20th century, the smalller container with horn collars. 32 cm and 44 cm high. Provenance: East & West Art: Fine Tribal and Ethnographical Art of South East Asia (exhibition), 7/8/2010. Other Notes: These containers were used to carry and serve tuak fermented palm wine.
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