Prayer wheel

Museum number:
9-18703a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210918703a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4465
Description:
Prayer wheel: a) wood handle with shell inlay at midpoint, brass ferrule, steel shaft; b) cannister with hole in bottom and wood bushing, repousse inscription and geometric design, four sets of three beads at midpoint, brass chain and weight attached to center, paper inside; c) cap with hole in top for shaft, repousse design, press fit; printed prayers are stuffed inside prayer wheel, which is turned counterclockwise with hand motion and centrifugal force of weight. Used anytime by men and women.
Donor:
Albert Knowles Ryerson
Collection place:
Tibet
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
July 12, 1990
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Prayer wheel, accession number 9-18703a,b, described as Prayer wheel: a) wood handle with shell inlay at midpoint, brass ferrule, steel shaft; b) cannister with hole in bottom and wood bushing, repousse inscription and geometric design, four sets of three beads at midpoint, brass chain and weight attached to center, paper inside; c) cap with hole in top for shaft, repousse design, press fit; printed prayers are stuffed inside prayer wheel, which is turned counterclockwise with hand motion and centrifugal force of weight. Used anytime by men and women.

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