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Object Number
48-58-70/3070
Display Title
"Book" of contar palm, supposedly of the vedas
Descriptions
Object Description
"Book" of contar palm, supposedly of the vedas
Inventory Description
Book, stack of rectangular palm fiber, perforated, with writing, fiber tied, 2 c
Classification
- Book
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Lesser Sunda Islands
/
Bali
Materials
Plant fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 5 x 4 cm (16 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-58-70/3070; 41
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