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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/27/9
Title:: Incantations used by shamans
Scope & Content:: Incantations used by shamans to make harmful charms (to drive people crazy); the learning of the element of each deity (Nabi Jawet represents wood, Nabi Ahier represents fire, Nabi Hairit represents water.); offering mantras when sitting in front of a bowl of fire (daa pangin apuei); incantation...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/28/9
Title:: Rituals for house construction
Scope & Content:: Traditions and rituals related to house construction of the Cham Bani, such as finding fair and deteriorating dates for buiding a house, the choice of wood, number of columns and levers, talismans placed at corners of the house, the offering ceremonies for house construction. 62 pages. Cham ma...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 66 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/29/9
Title:: House construction, incantations for seagoing
Scope & Content:: Instructions for constructing a house in the traditional style and the rituals performed during the construction. Other parts include incantations for healing, incantations used when encountering big waves on the sea. 196 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; fabric cover; written in Chines...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 200 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/29/10
Title:: Matras for shamans
Scope & Content:: Mantras, incantations, charms used by Gru Urang shamans to perform rituals for different purposes, such as to remove termite nests from farm land (mak katuec), to arrange stones when making a kitchen (padeng batuw ging), for the openning of a new ditch (pakak pabah rabaong), for the new dam offe...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 60 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/4
Title:: Finding dates for house construction, physiognomy
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates to build a house; discussions on the compatibility of the five natural elements; the relationships among the five elements and the twelve zodiac animals; physiognomy. 54 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written in Cham ink on...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 58 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/9
Title:: Fortune telling, rituasl to deal with misfortuness, dog bites
Scope & Content:: Instructions for fortune telling based on birthday of a person; instructions for performing ceremonies to relieve one from misfortuness; rituals for gate and fence construction; incantations to cure wounds caused by rabid dogs . 32 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by Chinese pa...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 36 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/30/13
Title:: Spiritual instructions for bulding houses, gates
Scope & Content:: The manuscript mentions several things such as direction of house construction, gate and fence construction; finding fair and deteriorating dates fo perform specific tasks. 52 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper which is sticked doubly; A...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 27 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/31/9
Title:: Finding auspicious dates and months
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates and months to start a job such as performing an offering ceremony, weddings, house construction, departures. 60 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; plastic cover; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 17cm x 1...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 64 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/32/19
Title:: Finding auspicious dates and months
Scope & Content:: Instructions for finding fair dates and months to start a job (offering ceremony, house construction, wedding); finding the departure's direction corresponding to different dates. Other parts mention rice offering ceremonies (ngap yang padai); kitchen constrution ritual. 14 pages. Cham manuscr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 14 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/33/10
Title:: How Hindu priests practice their religion on Hymalaya mountains, legends of gods, poems
Scope & Content:: How Hindu priests practice their religion on Hymalaya mountains; the legends of Po Klaong Garai, Po Ceng, the ceremony of building a temple for worship, poems about social issues. 54 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 54 TIFF images

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