A COPPER BUMPA

Estimated Value:

500 € - 800 €

Result:

647 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 19th
H. 36,3 cm (ohne Federn)
This jug consists of several parts: Base, body, spout, collar and a removable spout for inserting peacock feathers. The peacock feathers are symbols of the purification of spirit poisons. The peacock can ingest poisonous insects and poisonous plant substances and neutralise them through digestion. Therefore, peacock feathers are used in many different ways. Bum-pas are used to ingest consecrated water, often enriched with saffron or other substances. They are used in various rituals: initiations, offerings, longevity or death rituals, consecrations, etc. At many pujas, a higher-ranking lama (abbot, master of ceremonies) can be seen walking around with the bum-pa and dripping some of the consecrated water into the half-opened hand of the participants, which is then taken up with the mouth and spread on the hair and face. He also takes the spout from the bum-pa and symbolically squirts the consecrated water with the lower opening towards the participants. The cloak serves to symbolically keep the vessel and its contents clean and worthy. Copper, chased, assembled from several parts; decorative rings of brass; cloak: silk multicoloured graded, colours faded.
Important South German private collection, acquired at Schoettle Ostasiatica before 2000 - Wear, traces of age, slightly chipped

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