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    Posted 8 years ago

    ddorey
    (4 items)

    Book origin unknown (native??)
    Book cover is made of bone (one side looks like a lizard & other side ???
    Strange symbols and drawings, (10 pages on each side) and 36 inches when opened. (4 inches by 3 1/2 inches when closed.

    Would like to know the origin or any info on this.
    Thanks

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    Comments

    1. CanyonRoad, 8 years ago
      It's not Native American, it's a traditional divination book, or "pustaha," from Indonesia. Made with pages made from bark, and in a traditional folding form, it's associated with the Batak people of Sumatra.

      See: http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/159782 or do a web search for "pustaha" to confirm.
    2. ddorey, 8 years ago
      Many thanks,
      Will check out the website that you sent.
      ????
    3. Gillian, 8 years ago
      Great ID Canyon. A very interesting piece.

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