Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone

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