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Object Number 995-27-70/5784
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Descriptions
Object Description Text; written in black on hinged bark paper with black and red calendrical and divination illustrations. First part of book is chicken oracle; second part is calendrical, with directions and the spirits of the compass; third part is more chicken oracle; fourth part is ox sacrifice? Thin wooden covers were originally glued to end pages. This book appears to have been written in one hand.
Inventory Description Book, wood covers, folded paper, hinged, vertical black writing, fragile
Classification
  • Book
Subject
  • Divination
  • Calendar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1932
Culture
  • Batak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Sumatra
Materials Wood, Paper, Ink, Plant fiber, Pigment, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 12 x 5.4 cm (14 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-27-70/5784
Provenance
Dealer Robert E. Landry (1993)
Seller Robert E. Landry

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