1992 Large Ancient Tibetan Buddhist Scroll from Prayer Wheel age_Unknown Double Ikat weave

Double Ikat weave

Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect

the threads are free floating and not attached to each other

Glossy silk on deep maroon cotton base cloth that has been hand spun and hand woven

the little extras that have been put into this century-old piece - simply cannot be found in newer pieces

1992 Large Ancient Tibetan Buddhist Scroll from Prayer Wheel age_Unknown Double Ikat weaveImpressive Scroll fragment from a large outdoor Prayer Wheel with printed sutras This is a very rare find Such scrolls are the main part of prayer wheels as turning the prayer wheels tantamounts to sending up the prayers that on these scrolls. I've seen 3 types of Buddhist prayer wheels. The handheld ones are small and have a stick attached with which it is held. Then there are the monastery wheels that are set up in a row in the compound or on the