{"id":12001,"date":"2025-07-15T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=12001"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:27:05","slug":"old-batak-shaman-staff-tunggal-panaluan","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/index.php\/product\/old-batak-shaman-staff-tunggal-panaluan\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Batak Shaman Staff  &#8220;Tunggal Panaluan&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1440px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12001-1\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_161948.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_161948.mp4\">https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_161948.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 1440px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12001-2\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_162203.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_162203.mp4\">https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250602_162203.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"216\"><strong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"216\">Tunggal Panaluan \u2013 Batak Shaman Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"283\"><strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"237\">Culture\/Origin:<\/strong><br data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"240\" \/>Batak Toba People, North Sumatra, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"368\"><strong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"298\">Material:<\/strong><br data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"301\" \/>Hardwood (likely kayu gaharu), bound hair (possibly horse or fiber)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"704\"><strong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"440\">Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"781\">This <em data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"500\">Tunggal Panaluan<\/em> is a sacred shamanic staff from the Batak Toba people, intricately carved from a single piece of hardwood and richly imbued with spiritual symbolism. It served as a powerful ritual tool for the <strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"703\">datu<\/strong> (shaman), acting as a bridge between the human, ancestral, and spirit worlds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"1036\">At the summit of the staff is a <strong data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"839\">prominent human head<\/strong>, symbolizing ancestral presence or the spirit of the datu. This head is adorned with a crown of <strong data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"951\">tufted hair<\/strong>, bound with cloth, believed to activate or enhance the staff\u2019s supernatural potency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1317\">Directly below, the second major figure is a <strong data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1107\">dragon-like creature<\/strong>, depicted in profile with its <strong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1176\">long body extending along the back<\/strong> of the staff. This dragon serves as a guardian or ancestral spirit, and its elaborate presence reflects its central role in Batak cosmology.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1720\">Beneath the dragon are several <strong data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1392\">smaller beastly figures<\/strong>, believed to be the <strong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1440\">offspring of the dragon<\/strong>. These figures are carved in descending order and in varied postures, possibly symbolizing the generational transmission of power, protection, and spiritual authority. Their placement under the dragon reinforces the idea of a mythic lineage or spirit family carried by the staff.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1890\">At the base, a <strong data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1755\">coiled serpent<\/strong> figure is intricately carved, further anchoring the staff in its role as a conduit of transformation, fertility, and protective magic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"2126\">This staff would have been used in <strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1990\">ritual healing, ancestral invocation, protective ceremonies<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2013\">magical rites<\/strong>, often in conjunction with <em data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2048\">pupuk<\/em> \u2014 a spiritual substance believed to be stored within or applied to the staff.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"704\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"2022\"><strong data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1917\">Function:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"1920\" \/>Ritual shamanic staff for ceremonial use in healing, protection, spirit invocation, and magical rites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H &#8211; 177 x 5 x 5 cm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price include shipping by DHL 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