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Object Number 995-27-70/5783
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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
Materials Wood, Paper, Ink, Pigment, Plant fiber, Bark
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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