Rectangular printing block of dark brown wood. Tibetan characters on obverse and reverse, and a few Chinese characters at top and bottom of each face. Metal piece in one end. Content of prayer boards is not necessarily religious.;Old museum label: "Hand carved prayer boards are the print blocks from which sacred prayer sheets for prayer wheels are made." Identified by Bennet Bronson, Professor of History, University of Illinois Chicago, IL; tel: 312.665.7832;"Tibet" written in faint pencil on side.;1) Label on side reads: "Tibetan Prayer Board." |
