







Tibetan priest's Time-stick from Darjeeling, unsigned, West Bengal, India, 1895-1905. It worked in a simliar way to the column sundial, a wire gnomonwas placed in the hole that corresponded with the month, it was then twisted to align the shadow with the scale.
A Tibetan priest's Time-stick from Darjeeling.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1952-442
- Materials:
- wire and wood (unidentified)
- type:
- time-stick
- credit:
- Mr. James Keggie.
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