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- Permanent Link:
- https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001360/00003
Material Information
- Title:
- Book in the Balta [sic] language of Sumatra, on bark
- Alternate Title:
- Book in the Batak language of Sumatra, on bark
- Alternate Title:
- Charms
- Abbreviated Title:
- Batak book of magical charms
- Language:
- Batak
- Physical Description:
- [27], [27] p. : colour illustrations ; 12.7 x 11.43 cm
- Materials:
- Bark ( leaves )
Black and red inks ( ink )
Accordion format ( binding )
- Measurements:
- 12.7 x 11.43 cm
5 x 4.5 inches
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- Pustaha
Grimoires ( lcsh )
Magic books
- Spatial Coverage:
- Asia -- Indonesia -- North Sumatra
Asia -- Indonesia -- Sumatera Utara
- Coordinates:
- 2 x 99
Notes
- General Note:
- This item is written on tree bark. It is brittle. Users must consult the digital copy.
- General Note:
- This title is in the Public Domain
- General Note:
- Pustaha is the magic book of the Toba Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The book contains magical formulas, divinations, recipes, and laws. The pustaha is written and compiled by a Batak magician-priest (datu). -- Wikipedia
- General Note:
- Pustaha adalah sebuah buku atau surat dalam budaya Batak yang berisi catatan pengobatan tradisional, ilmu-ilmu gaib, keterangan tentang cara menolak hal-hal yang jahat (poda), mantra, ramalan-ramalan baik yang baik maupun yang buruk, serta ramalan mimpi. Buku ini biasa ditulis dengan aksara Batak. Secara fisik, pustaha terdiri dari lampak (sampul) dan laklak (kulit kayu sebagai media penulisan). -- Wikipedia
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- SOAS University of London
- Rights Management:
 This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial License. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this work non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms.- Resource Identifier:
- MS 12250 ( SOAS manuscript number )
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