Object class: Sound devices (equipment) / Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-21920a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-10970, described as Bell,metal,for relig.ceremonies;bronze(?);18 cm.Length;9.5 cm.width;brass half-vajra type handle w/head of Dharma welded to bell base. Petal lotus in dome. According to Professor Lewis Lancaster,the face at the base of the handle represents Yum-ma (mother)...

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-21903a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-10827, described as Bell, ritual; bronze, brass; bell w/clapper; outer surface: near base is row of vajras, above this is row of circular pendants, then a row of 8 mystic syllables in lotus petals; handle-brass, w/head of Dharma surmounted by half-vajra; int.surface has mystic syllon e

Hearst Museum object titled Bone trumpet, accession number 9-10836, described as Trumpet,leg-bone(kang-dung);section of tibia,chased silver-colored metal mouthpiece & end brace,skin coverings,sewn at either end,turquoise & coral gems set into metal at one end;34 cm.L.;7.2 cm.w.

Hearst Museum object titled Broken ghanta bell, accession number 9-21903a,b, described as This is an old ghanta bell with a handle of gilded bronze. The bell is made of a five metal alloy to produce a rich, full sound. The bell is badly cracked and the upper part of the bell, below where the handle joins, is completely broken. The striker shows a pattern of wear associated with many years of constant use.The ghanta bell is used in most Tantric rituals. It is held in the left hand and the matched vajra is held in the right. The matching vajra to this ghanta is not present in the collection. It would match upper part of the ghanta handle. The ghanta embodies the feminine principle in Tantric usage, and the vajra is the masculine. The ghanta holds the principle of ultimate wisdom and the vajra, the principle of ultimate compassion and skillful means.Ghanta bells in this collection are numbers: T-23; T-63; T-66; T-67; & T-85

Hearst Museum object titled Cover, accession number 9-12791b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cymbal, accession number 9-22068, described as T-206 & T-207 are one set of rolmo cymbals, also known as "bhookh." Together with regular cymbals (flat rather than hat-shaped) and long horns (gDung Chen--T-143 and T-144) they are played for ceremonial occasions at Tibetan monasteries, typically accompanied by bass drums. The hollow, hat-shape of these cymbals gives them the deep, stentorian sound valued in Tibetan sacred music. The rolmo cymbals are held horizontally, using the leather thongs, the upper one moved up and down to produce sound.

Hearst Museum object titled Cymbal, accession number 9-22069, described as T-206 & T-207 are one set of rolmo cymbals, also known as "bhookh." Together with regular cymbals (flat rather than hat-shaped) and long horns (gDung Chen--T-143 and T-144) they are played for ceremonial occasions at Tibetan monasteries, typically accompanied by bass drums. The hollow, hat-shape of these cymbals gives them the deep, stentorian sound valued in Tibetan sacred music. The rolmo cymbals are held horizontally, using the leather thongs, the upper one moved up and down to produce sound.