Prayer Wheel

Unknown Tibetan, Tibetan

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early 20th century

Wood, brass, paint, and fabric

Overall: 33 7/16 × 16 1/8 × 14 3/16 in. (85 × 41 × 36 cm)

Overall: 12 3/16 × 11 1/16 × 2 × 10 1/4 in. (30.9 × 28.1 × 5.1 × 26 cm)

Overall: 16 15/16 × 11 1/2 in. (43 × 29.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H

40.15.12554

Geography

Place Made: Himalayan Region, Tibet, Asia

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.

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