Bone amulet; inscribed by a Batak shaman with a spirit figure; pentacles; writing and other designs from their magic books. The Batak script; thought to be an ancient derivation of Javanese; was used to record spells and magic formula in folding bamboo books called pustaha. Country of Origin: Indonesia. Culture: Batak. Date / Period: Late 19th-20th C. Place of Origin: Northern Sumatra. Material Size: Bone.