Pustaha

A pustaha, or the Batak divination book, with its cover carved with images of Boraspati.

Pustaha (Batak script: ᯇᯮᯘ᯲ᯖᯂ) is the magic book of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The book contains magical formulas, divinations, recipes, and laws. The pustaha is written and compiled by a Batak magician-priest (datu).