Nepali Trekker Leather Vintage Writing Notebook, Handmade in the Himalayas of Nepal, 5x8 Inch Journal, Tiger Stripe HANDMADE LOKTA PAPER: Made by hand in the Himalayas of Nepal, Lokta paper comes from the renewable lokta bushes. Fibers from the bush are cooked and then spread over boxed screens which form the paper in the Himalayan sun. VINTAGE LEATHER NOTEBOOK: 5x8 inch leather bound journal with 96 deckle-edge pages (192 front and back). A rustic journal great for writing thoughts, meditations, prayers, and more. VEGETABLE-DYED LEATHER: Separate strips of rugged water buffalo leather which are vegetable-tanned with natural black walnut husks (for the dark brown color) and Mimosa bark (for the caramel color) creates a finish unique to each journal. UNIQUE TEXTURE: 100% Lokta pages contain natural flecks and a texture unique to the art of hand-crafted Lokta paper. HANDCRAFTED IN NEPAL: Thank you for supporting a 1,000-year-old tradition of handmade papermaking in Nepal. Lokta paper made by hand on the Himalayan mountainsides of Nepal Vegetable-dyed, water buffalo leather 96 deckle-edge pages (192 front and back)