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Ivory Carving in Thailand
32. Buddhist scripture bindings
Buddhist scripture bindings

Intricately carved bindings for palm-leaf Buddhist scriptures were owned by high ranking abbots and were presented to them by wealthy, powerful individuals as an act of good deeds.

All text and images � Daniel Stiles 2003

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