Pig Trap Charm (Tuntun)

19th century

Indo-Pacific Art

On view, 3rd floor, Indo-Pacific Art

Tuntun are measuring sticks used when setting up traps to catch wild pigs. The trap includes a bamboo spear and a rattan spring, which is triggered by a wire. The angle of the spear is determined with the help of the tuntun. The small figure at the top of each stick holds magical substances to help attract the animal.

Medium

Wood with brass studs, cloth fragments, and shells

Dimensions

21 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (54 × 3 × 3.5 cm)
base: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971

Loan number

ILE2012.30.721

Geography

Made in Borneo, Malaysia

Culture

Iban

Classification

Ritual Objects

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Ex-collection: B. Frank, New York
Bibliography
  • Jerome Feldman, The Eloquent Dead: Ancestral Sculpture of Indonesia and Southeast Asia (Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 1985), 122–23
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

charms, talismans

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