- Tunggal panaluan
A tunggal panaluan is a magic staff used by shamans of the Batak people, who live in the highlands of
North Sumatra ,Indonesia . Traditionally the tunggal panaluan it is made from wood carved with human figures and embellished with horsehair and cooked human brain, both procured from sacrificial victims.References
* Kuiper, F. B. J., "Cosmogony and Conception: A Query", History of Religions, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Nov., 1970), 91-138.
* Winkler, J., "Die Toba-Batak auf Sumatra in gesunden und kranken Tagen", American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec., 1930), 682-687.
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