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                            KOTAK TAJI -  COCKSPUR CASES
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                Nicely carved cockspur case, Kotak Taji, in the shape of an owl.
Lombok, wood, before 1940. | 
                     
                    
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                            1925-1940 | 
                     
                    
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                            This case is a good example of pure folk art. This was not a decorative object, but at the time in use during the cock fighting. The middle panel shows a deer, most likely to bring the owner luck.
In the case there is room for 6 spurs.
A similar case is shown in the standard book about cockspur cases by Pieter van Donk, Indonesian Cockspur Cases, on page 52.
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