A BATAK MAGICAL BOOK

Estimated Value:

1.000 € - 1.500 €

Result:

1.036 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Sumatra
30 x 19 cm
Magical book for shamans. It consists of 58 leaves, which are joined accordion-like between two wooden boards. The front and back are completely covered with a fine black feather writing. The text, which contains magical precepts and predictions, is often clarified by symbolic illuminations, sometimes highlighted in red, in which animal figures dominate. Leaves made of raffia.
Important Bavarian private collection, acquired at Loudmer, Paris, 24.6.1993, lot 190 - Wear, traces of age

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