Private Collection of I Made Kajeng Waras Himawan Suweca
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Ritual
Copyist:
Anonymous
Begin Year Date:
1850
End Year Date:
1950
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
3.6 x 44.4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
3 x 43.2 cm
Text block dimension:
2.9 x 38 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Notes on the kinds of meat that may or may not be consumed during death rituals, the mountains the soul passes on its journey to heaven and the beauty of heaven itself. The text also contains the Balinese ways to bury and cremate a corpse. There are also notes on the required offerings for these ceremonies.
Other notes:
Page numbers for the whole text 1-12; 14-20 on the verso sides of the leaves. This means that the manuscript lacks one leaf or one leaf was skipped during the photographing session.