Batak pustaha (DS16700) (Q69793)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (9106935, Codex Ms. 82i, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9106935)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Batak pustaha (DS16700) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (9106935, Codex Ms. 82i, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9106935) |
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Bark inscriptions--Indonesia--Sumatera Utara
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Batak (Indonesian people)--Religion
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manuscript /
19. century
1800
1899
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Extent: 50 unnumbered pages ; 14.5 x 12 cm (Cover: 19 x 13 cm)
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Page orientation: portrait.
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Condition: The manuscript is well preserved and in excellent condition.
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Physical appearance: The bark book has two wooden covers that are glued to the ends of the leparello-folded strip of bark. The upper cover (=front cover) has two holes on each of the two narrow sides, but there is no cord for carrying the manuscript attached. The cover is not decorated but left rough-hewn. Apart from one square with five times five fields and a few chapter markers (bindu...
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Description: Pustaha (bark book) made by the Batak people in North Sumatra (Indonesia) most likely in the nineteenth century.
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Paper and ink: The manuscript is made of the bast (inner bark) of the aquilaria tree. Only black ink has been used.
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BINDU GODANG (large bindu) denotes a large ornament which serves as a chapter marker. BINDU denotes a smaller ornament which may introduce a new subject matter. BM stands for bindu metmet (small bindu) which serves as a paragraph markers. Punctuations such as full stops or commas are not known in the Batak script.
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Collected by Frederick Starr, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, 1892-1923.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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