tungkot malehat is another variation of tunggal panaluan. most tungkot malehat are manufactured and used by the karo instead of the toba. they have more simplistic design than the tunggal panaluan. tunggal panaluan are elaborately carved all the way until the bottom of the staff, whereas the body of the tungkot malehat are left plain and uncarved. the only carved part of the tungkot malehat is its top part, usually carved with a human figure riding a singa or a horse. it is generally accepted that the tungkot malehat is a more recent development of the tunggal panaluan.