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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0045 00551

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/833985

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Makassar (Sulawesi Selatan)

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Go Lan Ing

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Secular Literary Work, Book

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

21– 6 – 2483

Copying date in Gregorian:

1932 July 24

Script:

Lontarak; Hanzi

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

23 x 12.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19.5 x 9 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript is the 11th of 12 volumes titled “Ouw Pe Coa.” It is a folk tale that tells the story of Bong Kao’s mother, who reintroduced herself to her own son. She felt that he no longer recognized his own parents. It was revealed that, at one time, she and her sibling had disappeared because they were taken by a guardian up into the mountains to be equipped with knowledge and wisdom.

Colophon:

21 – 6 – 2483 24 – 7 – 1932 Niyak sambungna

Other notes:

- The writing is dominated by the Lontarak Makassarese script, with some characters modified by Liem Kheng Yong. - Initially, this manuscript was rented out to the Peranakan Chinese community. - It is adapted from a Chinese folk legend. - There is a red stamp of the author that reads: “LIEM KHENG YONG-MAKASSAR.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᨕᨚᨄᨙᨌᨚᨕ - ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚᨔᨙᨑᨙ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ouw Pe Coa – Sampulo Sekre

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ouw Pe Coa – 11

Item 1 - Author:

Liem Kheng Yong

Item 1 - Language:

Makassar; Chinese