Batak Book

Spunjer · 8th February 2009, 06:46 AM

lol, that looks like my honey-do list..

sorry, i can't help it..

fearn · 8th February 2009, 07:01 AM

Hi Kino,

With the necessary disclaimer that I'm NOT an expert on Batak spirituality, this certainly looks like it contains some of the talismanic writings I would expect from Indonesia.

My general take on any "magical" item is that the most important thing is how it feels in your hand, if you get to handle it. Have this in your collection because you're comfortable with it, not because it's a rarity. A fake will feel dead, and if it feels bad or uncomfortable, you're probably not going to want to deal with owning it anyway, so why bother?

Good luck,

F

ronpakis · 8th February 2009, 02:06 PM

hello,

a couple of years ago i was on sumatra, lake toba. when you get out of the boat you can see hundreds of these books. different scales. some with lizzards etc. from 1 to XXX dollars or euros. antique ones, are extremely rare. probably only affordable for the rich. the dutch tropenmuseum has some nice examples. the most wellknown is the large example with a wooden sigha on top. seen in many batak books.

greetings ron

8th February 2009, 02:06 PM	#3
ronpakis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 75	batak shaman books hello, a couple of years ago i was on sumatra, lake toba. when you get out of the boat you can see hundreds of these books. different scales. some with lizzards etc. from 1 to XXX dollars or euros. antique ones, are extremely rare. probably only affordable for the rich. the dutch tropenmuseum has some nice examples. the most wellknown is the large example with a wooden sigha on top. seen in many batak books. greetings ron

8th February 2009, 06:46 AM	#1
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	lol, that looks like my honey-do list.. sorry, i can't help it..

8th February 2009, 07:01 AM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Kino, With the necessary disclaimer that I'm NOT an expert on Batak spirituality, this certainly looks like it contains some of the talismanic writings I would expect from Indonesia. My general take on any "magical" item is that the most important thing is how it feels in your hand, if you get to handle it. Have this in your collection because you're comfortable with it, not because it's a rarity. A fake will feel dead, and if it feels bad or uncomfortable, you're probably not going to want to deal with owning it anyway, so why bother? Good luck, F