This palm-leaf bundle contains the details of the ritual tax collected by the civakiri aatinham among members of his clan belonging to the vellala kavuNTars caste. It gives the personal names, villages and amounts collected. Additional information includes village account details, financial transactions and details about the purchase of paddy seedlings.
Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); central and double perforation; varying sizes: height 3cm, width 15cm to height 3 cm, width 30cm. Some palmleaves are partly damaged at both ends + there is damage by ants or other pests. 1 handwritten palmleaves bundle.
Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil calendar): vikari / aanhi / 01 (1899-1900).
