{"product_id":"toba-batak-ancestral-figures-from-sumatra","title":"Vintage Toba Batak figures from Sumatra","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003eSYMBOLS OF GUIDANCE AND SPIRITUALITY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis very special set of Toba Batak statues was hand carved in wood by local artisans on the island of Sumatra, made according to ancient tradition sometime during the 1970's. It's the only set of its kind in our collection today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Toba are the largest group of the Batak people in the north of Sumatra, with numerous kingdoms and dynasties across their long history. In the pre-Christian era, priest-magicians called datu made sculptures made of wood, or occasionally of stone for their villages and families. The function of these sculptures was always magical and religious, never just decorative. Among the Batak, all ancestor figures, mythological creatures and ritual objects were carved exclusively by the datu. Even so, sculptures were also highly valued for their beauty, preserved as sacred heirlooms in families for many generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 36 and 33cm tall by 8 x 8cm wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set comes complete with blackened metal stands and its story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAvailable delivery destinations and shipping options are confirmed at checkout. If your destination is not listed, please contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@kirschon.com\"\u003einfo@kirschon.com\u003c\/a\u003e before ordering to check whether delivery is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"kirschon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40401077108778,"sku":"22SETFIWO1","price":685.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/8390\/4804\/files\/set1.png?v=1692450001","url":"https:\/\/kirschon.com\/en-ch\/products\/toba-batak-ancestral-figures-from-sumatra","provider":"Kirschon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}