Naxi manuscripts collection, 1826-1910 and undated.

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Naxi manuscripts collection, 1826-1910 and undated.

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Collection of pictographic manuscripts, used in performing religious rituals by the Naxi community. Contains 598 ceremonial manuscripts and 4 funereal scrolls written in a pictographic script. Often, during the religious rituals, the edges of the books are burned, resulting in damage to the manuscript. Only 21 of the manuscripts are dated, the earliest being from 1826 and the latest from 1910.

Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library

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Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library

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