RITUAL OBJECTS
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RITUAL OBJECTS
Collection Items
2023 161 POWER STICK
A handheld table crafted from wood and adorned with Nôm Cao Lan characters and lacquered.
2023 160 A SET OF RITUAL TOOLS
A collection of sacred implements: a sakyamuni statue, a buddhist seal, a pair of rotating spinners, a dragon sculpture; crafted and lacquered wood, iron rod, bronze coins.
2023 150 GUARDIAN GRAVE PEACOCK
The wooden hand-carved peacock sculpture is displayed in front of an Ede tomb to not only embody spiritual beliefs and worship but also represent a unique form of craftsmanship.
2020 141.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Ritual implements found by local farmers whilst working. Traditionally the set would be placed next to a deceased farmer, to accompany them to the next world, so the can complete rituals for bringing rain to his rice crop; waisted 'rain drum', …
2020 140.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Ritual implements found by local farmers whilst working. Traditionally the set would be placed next to a deceased farmer, to accompany them to the next world, so they can complete rituals for bringing rain to his rice crop. All made from bronze, from…
2020 137 BRONZE BELL
Bell with original clapper intact; made from bronze with open lower seams on both sides, a characteristic of small bells of the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 135 - 136 BRONZE RITUAL SPOONS
Ritual spoons used for offering and burning incense or other ritual materials; made from cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 134 AFTERLIFE HAIRCOMB
Hair comb made for use solely in the afterlife and placed in the tomb at burial; the design depicts a female figure at the centre, surrounded by shapes representing trees and birds. Made from puddle cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese…
2020 115 BRONZE SITULA
Ritual pail for rice wine; made from bronze, finely cast, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 093 WHITE TROUSERS DAO RITUAL COAT
Coat of a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Quần Trắng (White Trousers Dao) people. Made from hand-woven cotton dyed with indigo, depicting numerous ritual symbols; embroidered with silk thread, the majority of which are dyed with natural, locally…
2020 078 RITUAL HEADDRESS
Ritual headdress from a Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. Constructed with six reversible panels over seven constant ones; all portraying a variety of Taoist dignitaries and the phoenix bird; painted on hand-made mulberry-bark paper.