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Ritual Implements for a Fire Ceremony18th century or earlier

Not on view
Two worn wooden paddle-shaped ritual objects displayed side by side, one plain with an iron rod and recessed bowl, the other with brass finials, inlaid stones, and ornate metal fittings
Two wooden mold halves with worn reddish-pink surfaces and carved interior channels, shown open and assembled, alongside a small metal ladle with orange and green stone insets and a pointed handle. The assembled half features metal fittings with finial-topped rods and an inlaid square panel with applied metalwork and cabochon stones.

Unknown, Ritual Implements for a Fire Ceremony, 18th century or earlier, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Christian Humann Asian Art Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ritual Implements for a Fire Ceremony
Place Made
Tibet or Nepal
Date Made
18th century or earlier
Medium
Steel, gilt copper, silver, coral, and turquoise; wood case
Dimensions
Ladle (assembled): 28 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (71.44 x 10.8 x 3.81 cm); Spoon (assembled): 22 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (57.79 x 6.67 x 3.81 cm); Case: 20 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (52.07 x 13.65 x 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Christian Humann Asian Art Fund
Accession Number
M.86.190.1a-g
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.