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1997

en The camel has been the institute's symbol since 1997. It first came to be so at the hands of Sinologist Dr. Vladimír Liščák. According to Indologist Dr. Jaroslav Strnad, "The depiction had initially been a realistic one, only eight years ago was it transformed into an origami, perhaps to better represent those regions of Asia, where camels do not exist. It seems that the patient and resilient animal it is, our camel endured this partial metamorphosis unharmed." See all items with this value

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Camel