USA Seller Renewable 6 x 4" Hard Bound "Natural Leaves" Lokta Paper Journal

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Lokta paper journals from Nepal make a unique & reasonably priced gift.
4"x3" SMALL ORGANIC & ECO-RENEWABLE HARD BOUND NATURAL LEAVES LOKTA PAPER JOURNAL 40 PAGES
measures 6 by4 inches with approximately 40 pages
hardbound with a natural leaf creating part of the design on the front and back
hand made lokta paper is made from the fast growing & renewable Daphne shrub
Lokta bushes proliferate in open clusters or colonies on the southern slopes of Nepal's
Himalayan
forests between 1,600 and 4,000 m
Lokta paper's durability and resistance to tearing, humidity, insects and mildew have traditionally made lokta paper the preferred choice for the recording of official government records (see photo on right) and sacred religious texts
made the same way for thousands of years
the cover is adorned by large natural Nepali leaves called "Salkkopat"
Nepalese handmade lokta paper is made from the fibrous inner bark of high elevation
evergreen
shrubs
primarily from two species of Daphne shrubs
The earliest surviving lokta paper document appears in Nepal's National Archives in Kathmandu in the form of the sacred Buddhist text, the Karanya Buha Sutra. The Karanya Buha Sutra was written in Lichchhavi script and block printed on lokta paper and is estimated to be between 1,000 and 1,900 years old
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