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Ola brass stylus
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Sinhalese Ola
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The Ola is wrapped in woven cloth, with a metal stylus.
mssHM 68491
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Book was written on the prepared leaves of the Talipot palm. The subject of the text might be medical information.
mssHM 84332
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A modern copy of a medieval Ola by Ceylon (Sri Lanka) artists. The covers are of Jak wood, painted by an artist connected with one of the Buddhist monasteries; the carved ivory button is by a well-known native engraver and the cord was made by a neophyte. The writing on the prepared leaves of the Talipot Palm was done by a scribe in another monastery.
mssHM 68488
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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.
mssHM 68489
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A studio portrait of John London, Jack London's stepfather, as an older man, seated on an ornate white bench. London is wearing a dark suit with a Civil War metal pinned to his left breast. He has a large beard, and sits with his legs crossed and his left hand on the bench's armrest.
mssJL JLP 599