- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Reservoir pen for square Pali writing; this one used for cross-hatching in white.
- Long description
- Reservoir pen for square Pali writing; this one used for cross-hatching in white. The reservoir is a section of reed or bamboo with a stopper at one end. At one end of the tube is a piece of metal (the nib) tied to the tube with string. [MJD 19/08/2014]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1889
- Date collected
- By 1889
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1889
- Materials and processes
- Material Reed Plant, Material String, Material Iron Metal, Process Bound, Process Hollowed
- Dimensions
- Length: max 178 mm, Width: max 18 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1889.29.151
- Research and responses
NB: may be used for Burmese writing, too? [SD]
1889.29.151
Reservoir pen for square Pali writing; this one used for cross-hatching in white.
On display
1889.29.151
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