manuscript

Manuscript of eight palm leaf sections, nearly all in Tamil, but one leaf is inscribed 'Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah'. The leaves are inscribed on one side only, apart from one which is inscribed on both sides.The palm leaf sections are joined by a fine string passing through a hole at one end of each.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn12215
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 22 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
palm leaf; string
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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