பேனாக்கத்தி

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Alternative Title

Pēṉākkatti

Content Type

Image

Date of Original Material

18th century.

Era

18th century CE

Language

Script

Description

Combinaison of knife and stylus used for cutting the palm leaves and for inscribing the scripts. The handling is in deer horn and decorations in silver.

Extent and Format of Original Material

Size of the pēṉākkatti folded : 11,5cm x 3,2cm x 2,0cm unfold : 14,5 (from the extremities of knife and stylus).
The file contains 3 images.

System of Arrangement

Not relevant

Collection Name

Contributor

Mohana Raj (Owner of the original material)

Location of Original Material

Mohana Raj

Custodial History

The pēṉākkatti was bought by Mohana Raj from a practitioner of the Kanniyakumari region.

Series Name

Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished) [Mohana Raj Collection]

Series Number

Series 1 : Mohana_KK

Level

File

EAP Project Number

EAP 810

Reference

EAP810_Mohana_KK_Item1

Extent of Digital Material

3 TIFF images; size of the file : 77,9 Mb.

Date Modified

2016-09-02

Key

eap810_000177

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பேனாக்கத்தி, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine, consulted on September, 14th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/369497