Two pictorials "zanpar" ·  Tibet · ID: 3036269

Description

wood, a) dark brown patina, oblong form, three sides decorated with several animals, one side with characters, l: 40 cm; b) middle brown patina, carved with animals, humans and ornaments, l: 25,5 cm; slight traces of usage;
“tsampa” (barley meal and yak butter dough) was pressed into the appropriate images to produce ritual sacrificial offerings for good fortune and protection from malevolent spirits that create disorder.

The object Two pictorials “zanpar” with the object ID 3036269 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 39.

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