"Book" of contar palm, supposedly of the vedas

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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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