Toraja Medicine Horn with Carved Human Head Stopper

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A Toraja medicine horn with wooden stopper, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 20th century, stopper is finely carved in the form of a human head, trunk of horn has extensive Toraja designs including a 12 cm male figure with headdress in relief. Provenance: The Hugh Gallagher collection, length 50 cm

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