Title
The staff was the most powerful instrument of a Batak shaman
Caption
The staff was the most powerful instrument of a Batak shaman, It depicts a mythical prince and his sister killed by the gods as punishment for incest, with the lower figures being shaman who failed to rescue them from the tree in which they were trapped. Indonesia. Karo Batak. Late 19th 20th c Northern Sumatra.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A23_292
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,1Mb (562,8Kb) / 6,8in x 13,8in / 2036 x 4134 (300dpi)