Book

Museum number:
18-942
Permalink:
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Description:
Book, written in Batak character in black ink on a long piece of bark folded like an accordion. A magician’s book for controlling spirits. Width 6 cm.
Collection place:
Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Batak
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Books
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #21: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley)/Margot Lyon (October 23, 1975–October 23, 1975), S1975-1976 #24: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley)/Margot Lyon (October 28, 1975–October 28, 1975), and S1978-1979 #7: Music Library (UC Berkeley)/Ann Basart (July 13, 1978–October 25, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Book, accession number 18-942, described as Book, written in Batak character in black ink on a long piece of bark folded like an accordion. A magician’s book for controlling spirits. Width 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Book, accession number 18-942, described as Book, written in Batak character in black ink on a long piece of bark folded like an accordion. A magician’s book for controlling spirits. Width 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Book, accession number 18-942, described as Book, written in Batak character in black ink on a long piece of bark folded like an accordion. A magician’s book for controlling spirits. Width 6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Book, accession number 18-942, described as Book, written in Batak character in black ink on a long piece of bark folded like an accordion. A magician’s book for controlling spirits. Width 6 cm.

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