Prayer beads
20th century | René Nebesky-Wojkowitz
on view: Neue Hofburg / Weltmuseum Wien, Weltmuseum Wien A Village in the Mountains
The way such prayer beads pass through the fingers of those reciting sacred scriptures or mantras is reminiscent of the function of Christian rosaries.
The way such prayer beads pass through the fingers of those reciting sacred scriptures or mantras is reminiscent of the function of Christian rosaries.
Collection:
René Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923 Groß-Hoschütz - 1959 Wien) DNB
Time:
20th century
Entry Date:
1959
Object Name
Prayer beads
Culture
Newar
Material/technology:
Seed pods
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Himalaya/Nepal
Invs.
138556
