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Indonesia Sumatra Toba Lake Bark Batak Manuscript Group

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Indonesian Sumatra Toba Lake Bark Batak Manuscript: 18th century AD. A group of two pustaha manuscripts, each written on bark and folded concertina-style, bound to a section of animal scapula; the text in black ink with illustrations in red and green;

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Indonesian Rare Batak Ulos, Sumatra (Lake Toba), 19th: Rare Batak Ulos Pinunsaan Textile, 19th century.Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pinunsaan is one of

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2 Karo Batak Bark Manuscripts & Translation Book: Two Karo Batak bark book-form texts / manuscripts. Batak Peoples, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Pustaha manuscripts, each written on bark and folded concertina-style. One with eleven leaves, the other

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Magic indonesian book: Bark, wood, ancient traces of use. Toba Batak, North of Sumatra, Indonesia. 21x15,2cm

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19th C. Sumatra Batak Wood Medicinal Vessel w/ Singa: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved priest's container known as naga marsarang, expertly made from a dense wood, for stori

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A Rare Batak Ritual Sculpture Ex Dave DeRoche: This is a finely carved old wood sculpture of a male effigy with strong facial features from the Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia.Sculpture from this tribe is relatively rare on the market , wit

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A Bullet Holder Banualuhu Village, Toba Batak,North: A Bullet Holder Banualuhu Village, Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia (early-mid twentieth century) carved wood and natural earth pigments 24 cm long

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19th Century Tampan Ship Of Souls Textile from Sumatra.: A very rare and finely woven old textile depicting a Ship and various anthropomorphic figures on their way to the after-life. Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia. provenance: Daeng Iskandar, Indone

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Batak Ikat Shoulder Cloth With Beads (Ragi Hanagan), Sumatra, Early-Mid 20th C.: Batak Cotton Ikat Shoulder Cloth With Beads, (Ragi Hanagan), Sumatra, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Toba Batak people, Uluan region. With handspun cotton and beads. Warp ikat, supplementary warp, disco

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Indonesia, Sumatra: Title: Indonesia, Sumatra Description: Batak Singha, Toba Batak people, North Sumatra, carved wood . An architectural ornament from the gable end of a traditional Batak house, in the form of "singa".

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4 Wooden African objects. 20th century.: A group of 4 African wooden objects. 20th century. ++ Lega stool. DRC/Angola, Lega. ++ East African wooden container. Kenya. ++ Dayak style equestrian stopper. Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak style.++ North

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Toba Batak Cotton Ikat Hipwrapper (Ulos Sibolang), Sumatra, Mid 20th C.: Batak Cotton Ikat Hipwrapper Ulos Sibolang, Sumatra, Indonesia, Mid 20th C., handspun cotton. Provenance: Ex. collection of a distinguished American art professor. Size: 8'7'' x 3'1'' (262 x 94 cm).

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Indonesia Sumatra Toba Lake Bark Batak Manuscript Group

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18th century or later. A group of two pustaha manuscripts, each written on bark and folded concertina-style, bound to a section of scapula; the text in black ink with illustrations in red and green; the text including symbols, Roman lettering and divinatory graphic signs; one with eight leaves, the other with nine; each inscribed in Roman script to the outer face of the scapula 'TABALAKE' and graphic signs. 144 grams, 85-99 mm (3 1/4 - 3 3/4"). Ex Steinberg collection. [2, No Reserve]