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Manuscripts

Tibetan manuscript. In Tibet, writings and books symbolise scholarship and wisdom, in particular the "perfection of knowledge" (prajnaparmita). Traditionally, Tibetan manuscripts are not bound, but the individual oblong leaves are placed on top of each other between two wooden covers and held together by a ribbon. The upper protective cover is often decorated with an inscription or illustrations. SM8HF

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Manuscripts
Dimensions
Weight: 250 g
Height: 43 cm
Depth: 1,7 cm
Width: 9 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Paper, India ink
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I D 4834

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Tibet [Land/Region]
who
Description
Purchase from H. von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski 1882

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