An ancient and very beautiful divination plate engraved on both sides, which was used with a magic book (pustaha). The Batak culture is the only tribal society in all of Southeast Asia to have a script, derived from Sanskrit.
See : Primitive Arts of Southeast Asia, Alain and Françoise Chaffin, p. 58.
Batak, Sumatra
Water buffalo rib bone, superb patina of use.
H. 18 cm
Provenance :
Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection.
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