CULTURAL ANTIQUES FROM VIETNAM’S 54 PEOPLES, PRESENT AND PAST
CULTURAL ANTIQUES FROM VIETNAM’S 54 PEOPLES, PRESENT AND PAST
ANTIQUE PALM-LEAF BOOK
(Laotian-alphabet Calligraphy) Lao people in Lai Chau Province, Northern Vietnam; late 19th to early 20th century Size: 31cmx5cmx5,5cm
ANTIQUE RITUAL BOOK
Rice paper; hand-writing with Nom Dao Calligraphy; only used by Taoist priests for releasing the deceased’s souls to the next
ANTIQUE RITUAL BOOK
Rice paper; hand-writing with Nom Dao Calligraphy; only used by Taoist priests for fending off evil spirits; Dao Ethnic Minority
ANTIQUE RITUAL COAT
Cotton, indigo, hand-embroidered with silk threads and Taoist pantheon; only used in ritual ceremonies; Yao people, northern mountains of Vietnam;
ANTIQUE RITUAL COAT
Cotton, indigo, hand-embroidered with silk threads and Taoist pantheon; only used in ritual ceremonies; Yao people, northern mountains of Vietnam;
FENGSHUI COMPASS
Hand-engraved wood and lacquered; San Chay people in Tuyen Quang province, Northern Vietnam; early 20th century X1.31.5.19 D: 15cm
FOSSILIZED TOOTH OF AN ADOLESCENT ELEPHANT
Only used in ritual ceremonies; Central Highlands of Vietnam Size: 13,5cmx8,5cmx6cm
POWER STICK
Hand-engraved wood with the Three Pure Ones’ brief names (上清-the Upper Pure, 玉清-the Jade Pure and 太清-the Supreme Pure) and
RITUAL BELL
Hand-cast bronze with a divinity head; only used in ritual ceremonies; Tay people in Northern Vietnam; early 20th century 3-6SM75
RITUAL BOOK PAGE
NB113.C2627 Size: 25cmx29cm
RITUAL BOOK PAGE
Size: 40cmx31cm
RITUAL BOOK PAGE
Laotian-alphabet Calligraphy; Lao people in Lai Chau Province, Northern Vietnam; late 19th to early 20th century Size: 40cmx26cm