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Riau-Lingga state document

Title

Year/Period

Early 20th century

Region

Riau-Lingga Archipelago, Indonesia

Material

Medium weight laid paper, iron gall ink and ink stamp

Technique

Written in Jawi (Malay) script

Dimension

Object size: 34.3 x 20.8 cm

Accession No.

2001-00373

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This state document carries the seal of the Yang Dipertuan Muda of Riau-Lingga, Indonesia. The text, written in Jawi, bears the Islamic date AH 1310/ 1892 CE. The most interesting aspect of this document is the presence of the seal of the Sultan of Riau-Lingga, which is bordered by a string of Dutch words indicating the Sultan of Riau-Lingga, not an uncommon practice in Riau-Lingga.