Sasak Buffalo Horn Male Figure – Lombok

Sasak Buffalo Horn Male Figure – Lombok
19 cm (7.5 inches)

An interesting small container from the Sasak people of Lombok island, Indonesia.  This standing nude male figure contains a small storage space within, and is carved in two pieces from water buffalo horn. Its precise age and function are unknown but it is likely that it had some magical purpose relating to rice cultivation, fertility or ancestry.