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Sinhalese Ola

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An Ola written in Pali-Sinhalese on the prepared leaves of the Talipot Palm. The Ola includes invocations and forms of blessing used by the priest in Buddhist temples. The Ola is much warn from long and frequent use; the covers are of Jak wood. The covers and the laquer work, as well as the cord and medallion are by modern native artists.
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Production date
approximately 1650.
Call number
mssHM 68489
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Casey Wood, November 1936.
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