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Karo-Batak inscription on bone comprising on one
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Karo-Batak inscription on bone comprising on one

Unknown artist

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Wellcome Collection

Karo-Batak inscription on rib bone of a water buffalo comprising on one side the text of an amulet against bullets and on the other magical drawings. Batak people, Sumatra

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