Author: BOER, D.W.N. DE (COMPILER),
Title: Het Toba-Bataksche Huis. [Eerste enige druk/first and only edition].
Description: Batavia, Kolff, 1920. Orig. printed wraps., illustr. of a typical Toba-Batak house pasted on front wrapper. (x), 24pp. of descriptive text. many detailed ills. on 24 plates, many architectural drawings and diagrams on 6 plates at very end, of which 1 extending, list of plates and contents. [MEB, XXIII]. An excellent technical description of architacture and practical construction of the Toba-Batak house: its architecture, exterior decoration by woodcarving, motives used, incl. explanation to motives used, roofcovering, gable-signs, colours, interior decoration, furniture, agricultural implements and fishing-gear, estimate of costs involved. Scarce. (apart from some light wear to head of spine a very good copy).

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