Tibet, 19th century; metal, wood, bone, paper; 11 x 2 3⁄4 in.; The Newark Museum, Gift of Mary Pyne Cutting, 1982, 82.82, photo: Robert Goodbody, Courtesy of Princeton University Art Museum.
26. Prayer wheel
Elderly Tibetan Woman with Prayer Wheel and Recitation Beads
Lhasa Barkhor, Tibet, 2006, Luca Galuzzi, www.galuzzi.it.
This moving photograph shows how a devout Buddhist, bowing her head before the Jokhang—the most sacred temple in Tibet—employs both hand prayer wheel and mala in devotional practice.