Title
Bone amulet, inscribed by a Batak shaman with a spirit figure, pentacles, writing and other designs from their magic books
Caption
Bone amulet, inscribed by a Batak shaman with a spirit figure, pentacles, writing and other designs from their magic books, The Batak script, thought to be an ancient derivation of Javanese, was used to record spells and magic formula in folding bamboo books called pustaha. Indonesia. Batak. Late 19th 20th c Northern Sumatra.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A23_283
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No
License type
Rights managed
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43,2Mb (1,9Mb) / 12,2in x 13,8in / 3654 x 4134 (300dpi)