Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone, Tibetan, 19th century. Used for divination; after reciting a mantra, one grasps the rosary with both hands and counts by threes the intervening beads between one hand and the other. The remainder will be one, two, or three.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A161269
- Materials:
- beads (120), bone, human ?
- type:
- human remains and rosaries
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
