Small pustaha fragment (DS16701) (Q69796)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (9106936, Codex Ms. 82j, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9106936)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Small pustaha fragment (DS16701) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (9106936, Codex Ms. 82j, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9106936) |
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Bark inscriptions--Indonesia--Sumatera Utara
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Divination--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: 20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 5 x 6 cm
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illustrations
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Page orientation: portrait.
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Condition: Virtually all pages are severely damaged and the text has disappeared from many pages.
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Physical appearance: This very small bark book has no covers.
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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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No transliteration is possible. From the few legible words I could pick up: unte mungkur (a kind of citrus fruit often used in divinations and rituals), bulung ... (certain leaves), boras (rice). Some passages seem to be instructions as evident from the use of the word poda.
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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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