Batak Gorga Wooden Treasure Box

Batak wooden storage containers are traditional artifacts used to store medicines, sacred objects, or valuable items, often decorated with intricate carvings called gorga. These patterns, featuring stylized motifs like elephant and tiger heads, symbolize strength, protection, and leadership in Batak culture. Found on items such as traditional houses (Rumah Bolon), rice granaries (sopo), and ritual objects, gorga designs are usually painted in sacred colors—red, white, and black—and reflect the Batak people’s spiritual connection to their ancestors. Beyond decoration, gorga also carries deep cultural and cosmological meanings, representing harmony and the cyclical nature of life.

Batak Medicine/Precious Goods Storage
Circa 1980
Origin: North Sumatra
Material: Wooven Carving and Metal Stand
Dimension:
Frame 54 x 37 x 9 cm
Wooden Carving 29 x 12,5 x 4 cm
Condition: Perfect

Condition Guide
Perfect: Items are in perfect condition
Pristine: It may show lightening, small stains and damage
Antiques: Condition is relative to age, since imperfections are what give vintage pieces their special character