ITEM 41531
Tun Tun
Iban Dayak
19th c
21½ x 1¼ x 1¾ in
Figure Height: 5¼ in
A tun tun babi is a measuring stick used to set the height of a trip wire on a pig or deer trap. Note the notches on the stick at the waist and shoulder of the figure. He is known to sing out and attract the wild boars to the trap. Colloquially known as ‘pig sticks,’ these magical charms were outlawed by the turn of the last century.
