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ANTIQUE VAJRA HANDLED RITUAL FLAYING KNIFE (Tib: trigu - Sanskrit kartika) (Item No. Knife 01)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 100 - 250 years approx
Height: 118mm (4.6 inches) approx
Width: 118mm (4.6 inches) approx
Price: £175 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
A very fine old example of an antique coral and turquoise inlayed, ritual Tibetan Buddhist flaying knife.
Because t is a ritual knife it has no real edge. It is beautifully made in brass with an inset iron blade. The brass part of the blade is inlayed with tiny pieces of coral and turquoise, and there is further turquoise inlay between the vajra handle and the blade. The handle is a rare nine pronged vajra rather than the normal five prongeed, and this is set into a mara (mythical sea monster) from whose mouth the blade emerges.
The flaying knife is the active (male) symbol of the female Dakini spirits, the hold them in their right (male - active) hand with a human skull kapala in their left (female - passive) hand. It is therefore part of the symbol of the empowered female, and used in mediation and ceremony.
It is in good condition with a nice used patina and with it's coral and turquoise inlay makes a beautiful object for ritual use, placing on an altar or for display.
LARGE ANTIQUE VAJRA HANDLED RITUAL SWORD (Item No. Sword 01)
Origin: Tibet or Mongolia
Age: 100 - 250 years approx
Length: 850mm (33.4 inches) approx
Price: £265 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
A very fine large example of a rare Tibetan Buddhist ritual sword.
The sword has a brass vajra handle and a steel blade with a dark brass or bronze energy line running from the handle to the point. The sword ends with slight radienting flames. The blade has no sharp edge as the sword is ritual rather than an actual weapon.
Swords like this are used in Buddhist meditation practice as they are held by Buddhas and other Buddhist beings and the meditator holds them to identify with the being they are meditating upon.
Many swords Tibetan swords have flames on the end, and are used in the practice of Manjusri, but swords with out flames, or with only slight flames - like this example - are rare, and are connected with other - often wrathfful Buddhist beings.
Swords like this are also used by some Mongolian shamans.
The sword is in excellent condition, with some wear and grime consistent it's long ritual use.
MONGOLIAN OR SOUTHERN SIBERIAN SHAMAN'S HORSE STAFF (Item No. Staff 01)
Origin: Mongolia or Southern Siberia
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Length: 442mm (17.4 inches) approx
Price: £245 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
A very fine, museum quality example of an enormiously rare shaman's horse head staff.
Staffs like this are held by shamans as they go into trance. Some staffs are made of wood, and some are made of iron. Most depict horses heads, although some have dragons heads. They are a very important part of a shaman's equipment.
The staff is carved from wood in the shape of a horse, and is made from pine or possibly the root from a birch tree - which would be the traditional material.
When this staff arrived at 3worlds, it was only the carved wooden horse staff - the objects normally tied to it having been removed. Nicholas has 'restored' the staff by adding the correct items once again - namely a bell and cloth streamers.
The bell used is a very old bronze siberian shaman's bell, removed from a shaman's costume, and the strips of old sky blue material are taken from an old offering scarf originally tied to another antique ritual item in his collection.
As both of these items are from Mongolia and are authentic shaman's objects they are appropriate to use to bring the staff to life once again.
It is in good condition with patina and wear consistant with it's ritual use.
It is suitable for ritual use or display.
SHAMAN'S OR LAMA'S RITUAL ARROW AND WOODEN CASE (Item No. arrow 01)
Origin: Southern Siberia, Buryatiya or Northern Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Length: 233mm (9.3 inches) approx
Price: £145 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
A rare shaman's or lama's 'magical' arrow, complete with small shaman's mirror (toli), and pieces of silk, complete with it's case, which is made from wood, covered in cloth.
Magical arrows are used in many shamanic cultures around the world, and this is very much the case in both Mongolia and Tibet. In Tibetan Buddhism Silk Arrows (Tib: Mda-dar) are arrows with either one or several silk scarfs tied to them which are used for divination, attracting wealth and many other types of both white and black magic.
Wealth attracting arrows (Tib: Nor sGrub Mda-dar) are used to 'hunt' wealth (or other things one wishes to gain) with focused intent, and are normally painted red. This arrow is painted red above the feathers so it is almost certainly a wealth arrow.
Arrows like this are also used in Soul Retrieval ceremonies by Tibetan shamans.
A small simple brass shaman's mirror (toli) is tied to the arrow, together with several peices of silk and other material. The head of the arrow is hand made of iron. The flight feathers are from a large bird which might be vulture as this is a traditional feather to use.
The arrow and case are in good condition, although the flight feathers have seen better days. It could be displayed, put onto an altar or used if you felt it was appropriate.
BUDDHIST SILVER OFFERING TSOG SPOON (Item No. Offering Spoon 01)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 15 - 50 years approx
Length: 122mm (4.7 inches) approx
Price: £55 (including postage worldwide)
A silver, ritual Tsog sppon, used in ritual Buddhist Tsog meals to make offerings to the Buddhas and other beings and spirits.
It is set with a faux turquoise. In good condition and suitable for use as an offering spoon on your own altar or in ceremony or Tsog meals.
ANTIQUE ALTAR OFFERING BOWL SET (Item No. Altar Bowls 01)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Diameter: 48mm (1.9 inches) approx
Height: 21mm (0.9 inches) approx
Price: £95 (including postage worldwide)
A set of eight, old, hand made brass or bronze Buddhist offering bowls.
Old sets like this are rare and hard to obtain, and this is a nice small sized set suitable for a personal altar.
They are used on Buddhist altars to make water offerings, and on shamanic altars for small quanities of food, or vodka or milk etc.
A delightful, well used set of bowls, with nice original patina and a nice sense of having been used, probably on a daily basis, for ritual use over a long period fo years.
Very suitable for use on your own altar.
ANTIQUE ALTAR BUTTER LAMPS (Item No. Dipa 01)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Diameter: 34mm (1.4 inches) approx
Height: 36mm (1.4 inches) approx
Price: £22 (including postage worldwide)
A set of two, old, small, hand made brass or bronze Buddhist butter lamps (Tib: Dipa).
Old sets like this are rare and hard to obtain, and this is a nice small sized set suitable for a personal altar.
They are used on Buddhist altars to make water offerings, and on shamanic altars for small quantities of food, or vodka or milk etc.
A delightful, well used pair of lamps, with nice original patina and a nice sense of having been used, probably on a daily basis, for ritual use over a long period of years.
Very suitable for use on your own altar.
ANTIQUE ALTAR BUTTER LAMPS (Item No. Dipa 02)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Diameter: 38mm (1.4 inches) approx
Height: 46mm (1.7 inches) approx
Price: £24 (including postage worldwide)
A set of two, old, small, hand made brass or bronze Buddhist butter lamps (Tib: Dipa).
Old sets like this are rare and hard to obtain, and this is a nice small sized set suitable for a personal altar.
They are used on Buddhist altars to make water offerings, and on shamanic altars for small quantities of food, or vodka or milk etc.
A delightful, well used pair of lamps, with nice original patina and a nice sense of having been used, probably on a daily basis, for ritual use over a long period of years.
Very suitable for use on your own altar.
ANTIQUE ALTAR BUTTER LAMPS (Item No. Dipa 03)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Diameter: 35mm (1.4 inches) approx
Height: 32mm (1.4 inches) approx
Price: £19 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
A set of two, old, small, hand made brass or bronze Buddhist butter lamps (Tib: Dipa).
Old sets like this are rare and hard to obtain, and this is a nice small sized set suitable for a personal altar.
They are used on Buddhist altars to make water offerings, and on shamanic altars for small quantities of food, or vodka or milk etc.
A delightful, well used pair of lamps, with nice original patina and a nice sense of having been used, probably on a daily basis, for ritual use over a long period of years.
Very suitable for use on your own altar.
SHAMAN'S RITUAL BONE (item No: kangling 02)
(Nepalese: Nalihar - Tibetan: rKang-gling or Kangling) Origin: Nepal
Age: 100 - 200 years
Length: 200mm (8 inches) approx
Price: £55 (including postage worldwide)
A ritual Nepalese shaman's bone.
In Nepal, shamans use kanglings generally made from human arm bones or tiger bones, and not normally kanglings made from human thighbones unlike those used in Tibet by tantric Buddhists.
Often shaman's Nalihar or rKang-gling are used to call to helper spirits or drive out unhelpful spirits. In Buddhism they are also used to dissolve the complex visualisations employed in many tantric Buddhist rituals.
This is a simple, very old, unadorned bone, although the knuckle end has been shaped slightly.
Despite its age it is in good condition, the bone being strong.
A very rare old proper bone Nalihar suitable for use in your shamanic practice, but not so well suited to Buddhist practice. The bone does not act as a trumpet as the one end is not open - this is often the case in such bones and those that are open often don't sound very strongly.
For more information about rKang-gling read the article about Tibetan tantric objects on the articles page of this website.
WOODEN SHAMAN'S PHURBA - SHAMANS DAGGER (Item No. phurba 01)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Length: 177mm (7.0 inches) approx
Price: £74 (including postage worldwide)
Phurbas are used by Buddhist lamas and shamans throughout Nepal and Tibet for healing, protection against harm, and the killing of demons - both internal and external. They are very powerful and unique ritual items, and wooden ones like this are kept by Nepalese shamans on their altars to represent the three worlds and the world tree that connects them together.
This is an old, well carved wooden Nepalese shaman's phurba crowned by a mythical snow lion. It is in good condition suitable for ritual use.
For more information about phurbas read the article about them on the articles page of this website.
WOODEN SHAMAN'S PHURBA - SHAMANS DAGGER (Item No. phurba 02)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 50 - 150 years approx
Length: 267mm (10.5 inches) approx
Price: £88 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
Phurbas are used by Buddhist lamas and shamans throughout Nepal and Tibet for healing, protection against harm, and the killing of demons - both internal and external. They are very powerful and unique ritual items, and wooden ones like this are kept by Nepalese shamans on their altars to represent the three worlds and the world tree that connects them together.
This is an old, well carved wooden Nepalese shaman's phurba in good condition suitable for ritual use.
For more information about phurbas read the article about them on the articles page of this website.
SHAMAN'S JAW HARP (Khumus) (Item No. Jaw Harp 01)
Origin: Mongolia or Southern Siberia
Age: 50 - 100 years approx
Length of harp: 92mm (3.6 inches) approx
Price: £69 (including postage worldwide)
Siberian and Mongolia shamans use jawharps almost as much as they use drums - sometimes more. They are extremely important tools, used to call to the spirits, to enter trance and for healing.
This is a proper, handmade, metal shaman's jawharp complete with a wooden support for it to keep it safe.
A beautiful - well made harp in good condition. It is not very loud, but it does work, and can be played. Not a high-grade musical instrument, but a real shaman's ritual object
SHAMAN'S JAW HARP (Khumus) (Item No. Jaw Harp 02)
Origin: Mongolia or Southern Siberia
Age: 50 - 100 years approx
Length: 92mm (3.6 inches) approx
Price: £59 (including postage worldwide)
Siberian and Mongolia shamans use jawharps almost as much as they use drums - sometimes more. They are extremely important tools, used to call to the spirits, to enter trance and for healing.
This is a proper, handmade, metal shaman's jawharp.
A beautiful - well made harp in good condition. It is not very loud and has a bass sound due to the thickness of the metal, but it does work, and can be played. Not a high-grade musical instrument, but a real shaman's ritual object.
SHAMAN'S JAW HARP (Khumus) (Item No. Jaw Harp 03)
Origin: Mongolia or Southern Siberia
Age: 50 - 100 years approx
Length: 85mm (3.3 inches) approx
Price: £59 (including postage worldwide)
Siberian and Mongolia shamans use jawharps almost as much as they use drums - sometimes more. They are extremely important tools, used to call to the spirits, to enter trance and for healing.
This is a proper, handmade, metal shaman's jawharp.
A beautiful - well made harp in good condition. It is not very loud, but it does work, and can be played. Not a high-grade musical instrument, but a real shaman's ritual object.
RITUAL CONCH SHELL TRUMPET (Item No. Conch 01)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 5 - 10 years approx
Length: 170mm (6.75 inches) approx
Price: £29 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD
Small ritual conch shell set with white metal or low grade Tibetan silver. The trumpet is in good condition and has a good sound, but the workmanship of the silver is not very high. It does function well as a trumpet however.
Ritual conch shells are used in Buddhism, Shamanism and Hinduism in Tibet, Nepal and India. This conch comes from Nepal and is probably a shaman's or Hindu conch.
RITUAL CONCH SHELL TRUMPET (Item No. Conch 02)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Length: 100mm (4 inches) approx
Price: £58 (including postage worldwide)
Small ritual conch shell in good condition and with a good sound for its size. Ritual conch shells are used in Buddhism, Shamanism and Hinduism in Tibet, Nepal and India. This conch comes from Nepal and is probably a shaman's or Hindu conch.
The conch is in good condition, although dirty. It is decorated with a spiral groove that starts around the mouthpiece.
