cup stand, ritual; silver, engraved; used during auspicious functions - New Year, seasonal prayers, marriages, etcetera; cup is placed on base, covered with lid; cup usually for offering of libations
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collection date:
January 1970
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987)