Pustaha Indonesian Manuscript Shamanic Ritual Medical Ritual

Description: The Batak live in northern Sumatra. Their priests (datu) traditionally had a powerful role. An essential ritual object they used was the bark divination book (pustaha). They use a script that is related to Southern Brahmi of India and ancient Javanese writing systems. The text runs parallel to the folds in the bark and is read horizontally from left to right. The book also contains black and red drawings. The texts deal with divination, magic, and medicine. Measures 3 x 2”. 14 leafs total written on both sides in black and red. Bark covers. Very unique. Emily Marie Haddad / Mt Lebanon to Vermont Autobiography of George Haddad 1st Ed $200.00 Shop JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHINESE EMPIRE, 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE , 1855 by Huc, with Map $300.00 Shop The Defense Attorney 20th Century $50.00 Shop Maj C M ENRIQUEZ, Burmese Arcady An Account of Long & Intimate Sojourn 1st 1923 $250.00 Shop Making of Bamana Sculpture Creativity & Gender, Brett-Smith. 1st Ed., Scarce! $200.00 Shop The American Protectionist’s Annual 1883 $350.00 Shop Smithsonian Institution, 1895-96, 2 Volumes, Tibet, Government Printing $150.00 Shop Collection of 16 Japanese Woodblock Prints by Sadanobu III, Kogyo, Mamoru, ETC.. $750.00 Shop INDIAS LOVE LYRICS, GARDEN OF KAMA, ILLUSTRATED, 1906, Fine Binding $60.00 Shop La Nao Santa Maria. Memoria de la Comision arqueologica ejecutiva 1892. With Ill $75.00 Shop Fifth Avenue Old and New 1824-1924 Henry Collins Brown 1924 $25.00 Shop Henrietta Sands Merrick / In the Worlds Attic 1st Edition 1931 $75.00 Shop George Moore / THE BROOK KERITH A SYRIAN STORY Signed 1929 $150.00 Shop 1st Edition Harry V. Johnston - My Home On The Range 1942 HC Mylar DJ Ranching $40.00 Shop TWO LADY MISSIONARIES IN TIBET Ca. 1910, Illustrated $75.00 Shop On the Eaves of the World, 1st Edition, 2 Vols. 1917 $150.00 Shop Pustaha Indonesian Manuscript Shamanic Ritual Medical Ritual The Batak live in northern Sumatra. Their priests (datu) traditionally had a powerful role. An essential ritual object they used was the bark divination book (pustaha). They use a script that is related to Southern Brahmi of India and ancient Javanese writing systems. The text runs parallel to the folds in the bark and is read horizontally from left to right. The book also contains black and red drawings. The texts deal with divination, magic, and medicine. Measures 3 x 2”. 14 leafs total written on both sides in black and red. Bark covers. Very unique. SAME DAY SHIPPING 1st Edition, Signed Spoken In Tibet Merrick 1st Woman In Himalayan Club 1933, DJ Shop $275.00 1st Edition Tibet the Mysterious, Holdrich, 1906, Illustrated, Fold-Out Maps Shop $200.00 A Naturalist In Himalaya By Hingston, 1st Edition, 1920, Illustrated Shop $300.00 1896 The Forms of Water In Clouds and New Fragments by John Tyndall 1897 Shop $200.00 Making of A Frontier, 1899, First Edition, Durand, Scarce with Maps Shop $350.00 MUSTANG The Forbidden Kingdom - Michael Peissel, 1st ed., 2nd. printing DJ Shop $75.00 Das Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet 1902, Das, Tibet, 1st Edition Shop $300.00 pulse of asia Shop $100.00 8 VINTAGE PLAYING CARD GAMES w/ Original PLASTIC BOXES, German Learning Cards Shop $30.00 History of San Diego Signed Limited Edition Shop $75.00 TWO MOUNTAINS AND A RIVER By H. W. Tilman Excellent Condition In Dust Jacket Shop $80.00 Travels In Italy, By the Author of Pinocchio, Scare Set, Collodi, 1891-94 Shop $200.00 A Henry Savage LANDOR / Tibet & Nepal Painted and Described by Henry Savage 1st Shop $175.00 Life of a Sailor, 1860, Capt. Frederick Chamier Shop $50.00 First Edition, “Spoken In Tibet” Merrick 1st Woman In Himalayan Club, 1933 Shop $150.00 1st Edition “The Tibetan Empire In Central Asia” By Beckwith, 1897 1st Ed. In DJ Shop $100.00 * ABOUT US: We specialize in rare and first edition books with over 20 years of experience. We have everything from Early Pop-Up Books to PMM, Fine Bindings and Fine Press, as well as Street and Pop Art among other scarcities. We are a combination of the new and the old, juxtaposed. If you have any items you wish to buy or sell, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! * REFUND POLICY: If your item is not as described you may return it within 30 days of receiving it for a full refund and my sincere apology. I try my best to describe every detail so you will not be disappointed when it arrives.  *Every item will be nicely packaged in a box. I do not want it damaged just as much as you do not want it damaged. *I am not a photographer, I am a bookseller. eBay listing template by 3Dsellers.com - Try for Free!

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