MS Batak 36960

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Description

11 bamboo strips with inscriptions in Karo-Batak orthography, threaded on a string. Used for divination from the numerical value of syllables. One strip has the syllabary with an indication of the numerical value of each syllable, the other ten have texts such as: if the value is one, two, etc. an offering of . . . should be brought in order to assure luck.

Physical description

threaded on a string; Material: bamboo; 11 bamboo strips with identical dimensions.; dimensions: width 32 cm, height 1.5 cm

Acquisition note

Purchased from Stevens auctioneers, 14 December 1915Lot 374

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