Batak is the name employed to refer collectively to the toba, simalungun. Surat versi cetakan ini masih mirip dengan surat yang ada di pustaha, sehingga masih bisa dibaca. Pdf pustaha study into the production process of the. Bark book pustaha laklak with batak writing, contains magical knowledge. The text runs parallel to the folds in the bark and is read horizontally from left to right. Texts in pustaha always assume that the reader of the text already has some knowledge of the nature of the text.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pustaha since approximately the 18 th century, pustaha have been bought and brought to western countries. The priest datu traditionally had a powerful role in batak society. Isi dan kelengkapan rumah tangga tradisional menurut tujuan, fungsi dan kegunaan suku batak toba, daerah. Batak pustaha in simalungun script, containing a text on divination.
Surat batak nian dipangke halak batak holan tu hadatuon, manggurit surat tarmasuk pe pulas, andungandung holan di karo, simalungun dohot angkolamandailing, hususna hadatuon na godang ditulishon datu. The bark books were traditionally made from the bast of the alim tree aquilaria malaccensis. The pustaha and the inscribed bamboo containers were used to predict the future and identify auspicious days for religious ceremonies and travel. Pustaha ditulis di atas kulit kayu yang dilipat menggunakan mode concertina semacam akordion dan terkadang dilengkapi dengan papan. Batak pustaha in simalungun script, containing a text on divination by means of a chicken that is put under a basket after its head has been severed. Batak priest diviner datu shaman magic book pustaha from. The priest also used pustaha, books made of the bark of the alim tree, in which toba batak sacred knowledge was recorded. Hutagalung dijelaskan bahwa silindung dibedakan dengan toba. Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in north sumatra, indonesia who speak batak languages. Pustaha laklak dan simbol kemaritiman yang dikandungnya. The great pustaha contains the names of the priests and the villages where they lived. Silindung wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Pdf this paper examines the ways in which god the creator, the high god, is described in toba batak folktales.
View a batak staff finial on, as well as other lots from the tribal art. Typically written and made by a datu, a medicine man from the batak tribe of sumatra, indonesia. This illuminated book made of tree bark is a pustaha, written in the script of the batak people of northern sumatra. Melihat pustaha laklak dan benda budaya batak kuno di museum. The magic knowledge in a pustaha is known as hadatuon literally knowledge of the datu. This pustaha describes forms of protection against evil, and is from the special collections of the kitlvroyal netherlands institute of southeast. Our collection is at the moment limited to two bark books pustaha. Pdf pustaha ditulis di atas kulit kayu yang dilipat menggunakan mode. Pdf pustaha study into the production process of the batak. Batak divination book, 19261927, from the collection of.
Pustaha wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Silindung telah menjadi wilayah yang berbeda dengan toba sejak zaman kerajaan batak hingga pembagian distrik pada hkbp. The term is used to include the karo, pakpak, simalungun, toba, angkola, and mandailing which are related groups with distinct languages and traditional customs. Surat batak wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Written in batak script on accordion paper, likely of alim tree bark, these books were used by the datu priests of the batak people of northern sumatra, most likely of the toba batak. Book of ritual knowledge pustaha 19thearly 20th century.
Batak mythology is the original belief that was once adopted by the batak people of north sumatra, indonesia, namely before the arrival of protestant, catholic, or islamic religions. Dalam bahasa batak kuno, pengertian perang sering disebutkan sebagai bisara na godang. A study into the production process of the batak book in. The largest one in population number is toba subtribe, followed. Pustaha study into the production process of the batak book. Bila diperhatikan secara saksama pada buku jambar hata karangan oleh marga sihombing dan pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso batak oleh w. The book contains magical formulas, divinations, recipes, and laws. One just wrote in words the numbers they wanted to tell. Recently sold rare pustaha from northern sumatra in indonesia.
Pustaha ini berukuran 14,2 x 12,5 cm, terdiri atas 3 9 halaman yang ditulisi pada kedua sisi. Pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso batak book. Pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso batak by w. Sayangnya, gerakan pemusnahan datu dan pustaha yang dibarengi dengan masifnya penggunaan alfabet latin di akhir abad ke19 menyebabkan surat batak mulai suram. Divination book pustaha laklak 18th century toba batak. This book deals with divination and magic ritual and was. Book of ritual knowledge pustaha toba batak people the met. This is cut into strips and folded concertina fashion, with ink applied to engraved lines of writing.
Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Hingga pada tahun 1920an, sudah tidak ada lagi datu yang menulis pustaha. Bark book pustaha laklak with batak writing, contains. Nang pe di ujung ni abad 19, surat batak dipangke tu manulis surat resmi sian harajaon manang cap harajaon. Pustaha ini dipastikan berasal dari batak toba, diperuntukkan kepada guru habinsaran hata ni aji dari silagalaga. Pustaha is the magic book of the toba batak people of north sumatra, indonesia. The pustaha record various types of knowledge, including cures for illness, massage, the production of amulets, offensive magic and shooting. Each group has its own alphabet, perhaps via the ancient javanese kawi script rather than directly from south asia. A study into the production process of the batak book.
Saat ini sedang menempuh jenjang magister filologi pada fakultas ilmu pengetahuan budaya, universitas indonesia. This knowledge of magic rituals was contained in a book known as the pustaha. There was no numbers system in the ancient surat batak. Story the great pustaha nationaal museum van wereldculturen. Pustaha just contained many lines of uninterrupted letters.
The pustaha were created and used by the batak male religious specialists known as guru by the karo or datu by the toba people. A handmade, carved pustaha batak shamans medicine book magically. Bark book pustaha batak sumatra indonesia catawiki. The great pustaha was collected in the 1850s, but its true age is perhaps older. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. The pustaha from the collection of the uberseemuseum in bremen consists of 78 pages, and the beloit pustaha of 120 pages. Batak manuscripts in the british library asian and african studies. The batak of northern sumatra are grouped within the austronesian language family, although there are numerous ethnic groups, dialects, kinship systems and religious customs. Batak art art of the ancestors island southeast asia, oceania. Divination book pustaha yale university art gallery.
The pustaha is a book consisting of lists, tables, incantations, magical cures, and magical drawings instructing the user on the arts of preserving life, destroying life, and divination. Oct 31, 20 divination book pustaha laklak 18th century toba batak people sumatra, indonesia stay safe and healthy. Download free pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso wm hutagalung pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso wm hutagalung getting the books pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso wm hutagalung now is not type of challenging means. Original surat batak writings had no spaces for separating either individual words or different sentences. They deal with religious knowledge of divination, medicine, and magic. Kulit kayu laklak dilem pada dua papan kayu yang berfungsi sebagai sampul lampak. Pustaha batak tarombo dohot turiturian ni bangso wm hutagalung. The items on display originated in the toba batak community. Pustaha about protection against evil world digital library. There are various tarombo ancestor myth versions written on pustaha ancient books which historians study, but generally refer to the figures below. Meskipun bahasa batak memiliki banyak dialek, akan tetapi bahasa tulis yang digunakan dalam pustaha tetap seragam.
Pustahas were books describing magical practices, and were intended for use only by batak spiritual leaders and their disciples. When it no longer moves, the datu magician lifts the basket and observes its position. The pustaha is written and compiled by a batak magicianpriest datu. Laklak pustaha ini sudah ada yang robek sehingga dijahit. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Bandar udara silangit yang bertaraf internasional baru saja diresmikan oleh presiden joko. Kata perahu ini dijumpai pada pustaha laklak batak toba dengan nomer inventaris 2215 yang merupakan koleksi museum negeri sumataera. European paper manuscripts in batak or latin characters.