Collection: Balinese palm-leaf manuscript | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Collection Description

Balinese palm-leaf manuscript (lontar). Manuscript is made from dried palm leaves and bound between wood blocks by a cord running through the middle of the blocks and each leaf. A coin is tied to the cord. Translation of this document, conducted in 1973, speculates that this may not be authentic to the period (prior to the 19th century when printing presses were introduced), and may have been created for commercial purposes. The first 27 pages are lists of words seeming to bear no relationship to one another with a number of misspellings. Thereafter the subject is rice: the mythology of rice, the god of rice, and growing rice.

Dates

undated

Access to Materials

Collection is open for research use. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.

Publication Rights

For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections.

Extent

0.5 Linear feet (1 flat box)

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Provenance unknown.

Subjects

Bali (Indonesia : Province) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Balinese (Indonesian people) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Palm-leaf manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Rice farming Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings