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Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script on Bast, [Sumatra], [19th century].

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Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script on Bast, [Sumatra], [19th century].
Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script on Bast, [Sumatra], [19th century].
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Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script, on Bast, 50 leaves, each with 11-12 lines of Batak characters in black ink to recto and verso, with red symbols interposed, 14 diagrams or tables within text, first and last leaves pasted to inside covers, some wear, leaves folding concertina-style into black wooden covers, upper cover with incised meander pattern, each leaf 95 x 175mm., [Sumatra], [19th century].*** The largest group of illustrations consists of representations of chickens and other animals, similar in style and format to that of a magic book concerning sacrifices illustrated as plates 117-118 of Achim Sibeth, The Batak, 1991.
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Indonesia.- Sacrifice Manual, manuscript in Batak script on Bast, [Sumatra], [19th century].

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Rupert Powell
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Max Hasler
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