1621 Antique Large Batak Shaman Guru Pustaha Manuscript material_shell Sold as a pair

Sold as a pair

This fragment has been saved from a fire - therefore has burn marks present

Indonesia (Borneo)

And contrary to the media stories told

1621 Antique Large Batak Shaman Guru Pustaha Manuscript material_shell Sold as a pairMONUMENTAL Batak treasure a large shaman's pustaka pustaha manuscript A magic book used by the Guru or Datu of theToba Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Used by the Batak peoples, from north central Sumatra,this is not a calendar but rather an instrument used for divination and the identification of auspicious days. Traditionally the Batak script was It is written in Batak script, only used by datu (priests) to write magical texts and