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Detail of a map of the Island of Sumatra  

Publication Date:  1783
Creator:  Marsden, William, 1754-1836
Subjects:  Sumatra (Indonesia) -- Maps
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Shwe-chi-hto (embroidered tapestry)  

Publication Date:  [20th century]
Material:  Tapestry with metal threads and beads
Subjects:  Tapestry
Shwe-chi-hto
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Churches of the captivity in Malaya  

Publication Date:  1946
Creator:  Bryan, John Northridge Lewis, 1892-1951
Publisher:  Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ( London, United Kingdom )
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  25 x 19 cm.
Technique:  Illustrated, partially coloured
Subjects:  Great Britain
Armies
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
Prisoners
Prisoners of war
Christianity
Concentration camps
Malay Peninsula
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

[Manual of astrological works] (MS 381239)  

Publication Date:  ? late 19th or early 20th century
Format:  1 folding book
Material:  Handmade papers
Measurements:  24x9
Subjects:  Astrology
Magical healing
Healing
Charms
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Batak Pustaha [Magic Book]  

Format:  46 folio leaves on side A; 45 folio leaves on side B
Material:  Tree bark (palm)
Plain wooden carrier boards (front and back)
Measurements:  H21 x 17.8 cm
Technique:  Concertina style, on sheets of bark. Enclosed within wooden boards.
Subjects:  Pustaha
Magic
Sihir
Batak
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  From the William Marsden collection.

Sya'ir perang Mengkasar (MS 40324)  

Publication Date:  [1796]
Creator:  Amin, Entji'
Publisher:  the author
Material:  Paper
Subjects:  Malay literature
Malay literature -- To 1900
Indonesia -- History -- 1478-1798
Arung Palakka, Sultan of Bone, approximately 1635-1696
Speelman, Cornelis, 1628-1684
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London

Hikayat Nur Muhammad  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  [S.l.]
Material:  Paper
Subjects:  Malay literature
Kesusasteraan Melayu
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Kitab loghat mĕlayu  

Creator:  Winstedt, Richard, 1878-1966
Ibrahim, Datuk Kaya Muda
Publisher:  Kelly & Walsh ( Singapore )
Format:  138 pages
Subjects:  Malay language -- Accents and accentuation -- Dictionaries
Malay language -- Dictionaries
Bahasa Melayu - Kamus.
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London

Khmer fighting boars  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  [S.n.]
Subjects:  བོད་
Boars
Animal fighting
Baiting
Relief printing
អាស៊ី -- កម្ពុជា -- សៀមរាប -- អង្គរធំ -- ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London
Donor:  Professor Frank Daniels

Illustrated texts on the story of the 28 Buddhas, 8 arahants, Shwedagon pagoda and Jakata stories (OS MS 381240)  

Material:  Paper
Measurements:  35 x 53
Subjects:  Buddhism
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

[Buddhist Ordination]  

Publication Date:  [1827]
Subjects:  Buddhist monks
အရာ -- မြန်မာ
Ordination (Buddhism)
ဗုဒၶဘာသာဘုန္းေတာ္ႀကီးမ်ား
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Gift from the Burmese Dictionary Office, 30/12/1968

Neighbourhood of Samaran on the north coast of Java  

Publication Date:  [1780]
Creator:  Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, 1743-1820
Format:  4 leaves
Material:  Paper
Measurements:  17 cm.
Subjects:  Sundanese language
Austronesian languages
Sundanese language -- Dictionaries
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Sculpture of a seated Buddha  

Publication Date:  [circa 1800]
Material:  Alabaster with traces of lacquer, on a teak base
Measurements:  H74.5 x W40.5 x D22 cm
Subjects:  Buddha
बैठे बुद्ध
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Mr and Mrs F. Thomas Bircham bequest, 1950; once the property of King Thibaw of Burma.

Khmer Stone Lion  

Publication Date:  1991
Measurements:  H26 x L19.5 x W10.5 cm
Subjects:  བོད་
หินสิงโต
Lion in art
เอเชีย -- ประเทศไทย -- เซาท์บุรีรัมย์ -- บุรีรัมย์
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  On loan from Elizabeth Moore.

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  • Cambodia Collection at SOAS, University of LondonCambodia Collection at SOAS, University of London Cambodia Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Laos Collection at SOAS, University of LondonLaos Collection at SOAS, University of London Laos Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Resources from and about Myanmar, formerly Burma, held by SOAS, University of London.Burma/Myanmar Collection at SOAS, University of London Burma/Myanmar Collection at SOAS, University of London
  • Malaysia Collection at SOAS, University of LondonMalaysia Collection at SOAS, University of London Malaysia Collection at SOAS, University of London
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  • Vietnam Collection at SOAS, University of LondonVietnam Collection at SOAS, University of London Vietnam Collection at SOAS, University of London
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