Prayer Wheel Item Number: Ee4.63 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tibetan payer wheel with wooden handle and metal pin (part a). A metal and jade wheel (part b) with two tiers of inlaid glass sits over the pin, with a ball and chain that hangs to one side. Inside the wheel is a rolled paper (part d) with writing on it. At the top of the prayer wheel sits a metal conical top (part c) with metal decorations and two tiers of inlaid glass.
Item History
- Made in Tibet
- Owned by Marjory D. Abramson before April 3, 2002
- Received from Marjory D. Abramson (Donor) on April 3, 2002
What
- Name
- Prayer Wheel
- Identification Number
- Ee4.63 a-d
- Type of Item
- prayer wheel
- Material
- wood, metal, paper, glass, jade mineral and ink
- Part A
- height 16.8 cm, diameter 1.4 cm
- Part B
- height 4.3 cm, diameter 3.5 cm
- Part C
- height 2.5 cm, diameter 2.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Marjory D. Abramson
- Received from
- Marjory D. Abramson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 3, 2002
- Acquisition Date
- on April 3, 2002
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 81
- Accession Number
- 2569/0005 a-d