Tibetan Malas

Name/Title

Tibetan Malas

Entry/Object ID

2013.10.11

Description

20th-c. Tibetan malas or prayer beads made of conch shell beads. Consecrated.

Use

Used as an aid for repetitions of mantras or prayers.

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

State/Province

Tibet

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Length

15-1/2 in

Material

Conch Shell

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Dr. Cornelia Tsakiridou