Item: Ritual Object - Trumpet Stand

Tibetan: ཆོས་ཆས། Chinese: 法器

(item no. 101505)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Copper
Collection	Private
Catalogue #	Potala Palace, Lhasa

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Long Horn Stand with dancing skeleton motif.

The long horn is set on a stand when played in a temple. The stand here is decorated with the impressive figure of a dancing skeleton couple lavishly attired. They both hold upraised a crescent moon to support and cradle the length of the long horn. In a procession, a young monk is assigned to carry the large end of the horn with a rope handle. (Text courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Art, June 2005).