No. 16: [Incantations and charms against disease], 1650

Item — Box: 2, Item: 16

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Scope and Contents

Handwritten note on paper affixed to exterior manuscript page reads: "Small ola. Incantations & charms against disease. Drawings made about 1650. Pali inscriptions. +Rare+

"Images of (?) Hindoo [sic] deity."

Stamped "Dr. Casey Wood, Suisse Hotel, Kandy, (Ceylon)."

A modern tag with Sinhalese characters also accompanies the manuscript. The ola was originally marked 3 on the manuscript and on the accompanying tag.