birch bark (plant material)

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Scope note
Thin sheets peeled from the inner bark of the birch tree and prepared by drying and treating with oil. Used as a material used as a textile, writing paper and other purposes in India and the Far East from at least the 2nd century BCE.
birch bark
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024