Look what I saw at the Green Center
Google Lens to the rescue Weird things appear at our recycle center (AKA The Green Center). Most of the time we can figure what they are. This head appeared on September 21st in 2024. I was curious about it but now I have a fairly good answer. This is the head of a Sigalegale. Thank you Wikipedia: Sigalegale ( Batak : ᯘᯪᯎᯞᯩᯎᯞᯩ ) is a wooden puppet used in a funeral dance performance of the Batak people in Samosir Island , Northern Sumatra . Sigale Gale is a well-known feature for visiting tourists. During the dance, the puppet is operated from behind, like a marionette , using strings that run through the ornate wooden platform on which it stands. The setup enables its arms and body to be moved and its head to turn. Traditionally the performance was carried out of childless person. Batak Toba believe souls become an ancestral spirit and the children of the deceased perform funerary rites. If a person died childless a si gale-gale is created as a substitute. Complicated ...
