Vintage Handheld Buddhist Tibetan Prayer Wheel with Scroll Brutalist This is a Bamana door

This is a Bamana door lock from Mali

The top features a transfer-printed porcelain German tile insert

and boundless longevity

although this piece is vintage and likely made during the 1960s for the international tourist market

spirituality

Vintage Handheld Buddhist Tibetan Prayer Wheel with Scroll Brutalist This is a Bamana doorTraveling Man treasures is selling this vintage Tibetan Buddhist handheld prayer wheel with an intact scroll inside. The handcrafted metal drum is intricately carved or embossed with sacred Tibetan script, usually spelling out the universal mantra of compassion: "Om Mani Padme Hum". Inside the cylinder is a tightly wound scroll with printed repeating mantras. The metal weight hanging from the chain acts as a spinning governor for the centrifugal force