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Description: | Tibetan, wood, iron, copper, paper
'prayer wheel, one of the prayers is put into the wheel which is then held in the left hand by the wooden handle and turned by the knob at the top a certain number of times. The prayer is then complete. The chain with the small chain weight helps to revolve the wheel.'
Copper prayer wheel with flower carvings on the top and bottom of the wheel. Contains prayer paper scroll. Handle wooden with copper at the top and bottom. Dot pattern around circumference of wheel. Blue string with rock weight on side of the scroll. Tibet
Accession number: HH-X 620 | Subjects: | TIBETAN religion (buddhism) | Temporal: | 1800-1900? | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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