Set of 19 leaves with incised scriptures ( probably a Buddhist text): comprises 1 bundle of text; each leaf 2x18”; made from leaves of either toddy palm ( Borassus flaaballifer) or corypha palm ( corypha umbroculifera).
Donor:
Mrs. Richard Tolman
Collection place:
Thailand
Verbatim coll. place:
Northern Thailand
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Books
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1955
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1961-1962 #37: American Association of University Women, Berkeley Branch (January 2, 1962–January 3, 1962), S1964-1965 #103: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (June 11, 1965–August 6, 1965), and S1965-1966 #82: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (April 21, 1966–June 9, 1966)