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Object Number
35-10-60/16290.1.63
Display Title
Hand holding a rosary
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Gansu / Tibet [crossed out] / Gift of Harrison Forman / The Explorers Club / New York City / Tibetans, laymen as well as clergy / all carry rosaries which are fingered / constantly. As each bead passes through / the fingers the mystic "Om mani padme / hum" is uttered. Usually the rosary consists / of 108 beads- suggested by the 108 volumes / of the KAN-DYUR, the Tibetan Bible or / Canon.
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1934
Artist
Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
- Tibetan
- Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Asia / China / Gansu
Asia / China / Gansu
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 10.16 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Harrison Forman
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