A blade cuts once; the mark it leaves outlasts the hand.

312yrs

Median lifespan of an incised culm

Across 64 surviving bamboo records, Luzon archives

9× longer than ink

Ash-rubbed incisions held legible three centuries after cutting, while paper-and-ink copies of the same texts averaged under 35 years before loss.

35 yrs

Ink on bark

312 yrs

Blade on bamboo

Source: National survey of pre-1900 baybayin culms, Luzon & Palawan, 2024 ᜐ Sandata Archive · 14 / 28

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