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Object Number
995-27-70/5783
Display Title
Text
Descriptions
Object Description
Text; written in black on hinged bark paper with black calendrical illustrations. Thin wooden covers were originally glued to end pages; holes in back cover may have held leather ties to keep the book from flopping open. This book appears to have been written in several hands, perhaps over a long period of time; it may have been assembled from pieces of different books. The pages seem to be out of order.
Inventory Description
Book, wood covers, perforated, folded paper, hinged, vertical black writing
Classification
- Book
Subject
- Calendar
- Divination
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Culture
- Batak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Sumatra
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 17.5 x 9.3 cm (14 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-27-70/5783
Provenance
Dealer
Robert E. Landry
(1993)
Seller
Robert E. Landry
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