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Kila Made From Black Wood - Added

A page has been added for the Black Wood Kilas (purba). It has been suggested that the kilas are made from Chinese rose wood. Some scholars have dated the works to the 13th-14th century, Tibet, while others have placed them in the 18th century and of Chinese imperial origin under the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799).