Kokrajhar Museum

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Sanchipat Puthi

Sanchipat

Max. Length: 24 cm, Max. Breadth: 8 cm

This is a manuscript written on the bark of the Sanchi tree. Sanchipat was the writing material used in the past in Assam. The manuscript is Bibahbidhi (rituals for Assamese marriage). The language is in Sanskrit. There are 30 sheets/pages in total, collected from Hahpara of Darang district in Assam.

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