What Becomes of a Shell: Observations of Prayer Wheel Wear Pads in Lhasa and Kathmandu
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This article explores an apparently insignificant, mundane object – the wear pad of a Tibetan prayer wheel – to show how it can have interesting and diverse trajectories even after it has become useless as a wear pad. Worn-down wear pads have acquired new values because they were polished by the prayer wheel rotations.
Blog post of 5300 words with 21 illustrations published 8/8 on the research community blog Object Lessons from Tibet & the Himalayas: https://objectlessonsfromtibetblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/08/what-can-become-of-a-shell/
Blog post of 5300 words with 21 illustrations published 8/8 on the research community blog Object Lessons from Tibet & the Himalayas: https://objectlessonsfromtibetblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/08/what-can-become-of-a-shell/
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Publikationsdato | 2023 |
Antal sider | 20 |
Status | Udgivet - 2023 |
ID: 361441833