Prayer Wheel (Mani-Lag-Khor)
Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan
Geography:
Made in Tibet, Asia
Date:
c. 19th centuryMedium:
Silver, wood, copper alloy, paper, turquoise, ivory, and iron alloyDimensions:
10 1/4 × 2 5/8 inches (26 × 6.7 cm) Chain: 3 1/2 × 5/8 inches (8.9 × 1.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian ArtObject Location:
1933-63-12Credit Line:
Gift of Hannah Neil Wheeler in memory of Charles Wheeler, 1933
Made in Tibet, Asia
Date:
c. 19th centuryMedium:
Silver, wood, copper alloy, paper, turquoise, ivory, and iron alloyDimensions:
10 1/4 × 2 5/8 inches (26 × 6.7 cm) Chain: 3 1/2 × 5/8 inches (8.9 × 1.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
South Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1933-63-12Credit Line:
Gift of Hannah Neil Wheeler in memory of Charles Wheeler, 1933
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In addition to the prayers embossed on the surface of the wheel, immense numbers of prayers are written or printed on paper that is rolled around the wheel's shaft. Tibetan-Buddhist devotees spin the prayer wheel to multiply the prayers included on the wheel-thus activating thousands of prayers for each rotation.
