Title
Heirloom chest
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Toba Batak, North Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 97.0 x 214.0 x 13.0 cm
Accession No.
2013-00952
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Mandala Foundation
The hombung was a large storage chest in which important clan valuables such as jewellery, weapons and fine textiles were stored. It was the property of the clan chief and also served as his bed, the chest being impossible to open while he lay upon it sleeping.
