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Batak manuscript on bark.

Accession number
MS W.75
Object title
Batak manuscript on bark.
Display Date
19th century?
Created
Sumatra? 19th century?
Binding
Wooden covers. In olive green cloth slipcase with leather back, stamped 19JPW71, by Julia Wightman.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Description
1 v. (13 panels) : wood bark ; 64 x 55 mm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her book plate laid in (Wightman bequest, 1994; code: IIT.'70; JPW 7038).
Notes
Ms. written and illuminated in Sumatra? in the 19th century?
Includes text, table, and serpentine designs.
13 panels in accordion fold; front and end panels pasted to wooden boards.
Language
Batak
Century
Classification