Thai text on palmleaf (Tal patra)

Tal Patra with Thai hand inscribed text made out of dried palm leaves. Leaves are bundled together. The side of the leaves are decorated with a gold and red coloured tint.The text in palm leaf manuscripts was inscribed with a knife pen on rectangular cut and cured palm leaf sheets; colourings were then applied to the surface and wiped off, leaving the ink in the incised grooves. Each sheet typically had a hole through which a string could pass, and with these the sheets were tied together with a string to bind like a book. A palm leaf text thus created would typically last between a few decades and about 600 years before it decayed due to dampness, insect activity, mold and fragility (Wikipedia).

Early 20th century.

With a wooden box.

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