Ivory in early modern ceylon: A case study in what documents don’t reveal

International Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-63

  Chaiklin, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 85011504154     PISSN: 14795914     EISSN: 14795922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479591409000023     Document Type: Article

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