ABR 014
Code: ABR 014
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1400 - 1500
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 1.3 x 20.3
Materials: Gilt iron
Ritual knives for the modelling of “torma” offerings
This set of ritual knives with vajra handle and blade springing out of sea monsters makara mouths are delicately ornate with floral patterns. They are used to model torma, the ritual cake offerings of Tibetan Buddhism. Mostly made out of butter and flour, these conical cakes can include other ingredients such as egg, milk and sugar, and are dyed in various colours. They form part of the offerings placed upon shrines in front of sacred images, and are sometimes subsequently cast away or, less commonly, consumed by practitioners.
This set of ritual knives with vajra handle and blade springing out of sea monsters makara mouths are delicately ornate with floral patterns. They are used to model torma, the ritual cake offerings of Tibetan Buddhism. Mostly made out of butter and flour, these conical cakes can include other ingredients such as egg, milk and sugar, and are dyed in various colours. They form part of the offerings placed upon shrines in front of sacred images, and are sometimes subsequently cast away or, less commonly, consumed by practitioners.