རྡོ་རྗེ་གྲི་གུག

A ritual knife with curved blade and with vajra attachments. A tantric ceremonial symbolic weapon, a tool of the gods. Iron, bronze and wood.

Extent: One ritual knife.

Size and dimensions of original material: 29 cm long 10 cm wide at its maximun. 3 cm deep.

Condition of original material: Darkened through usage.

Custodial history: The older material has been handed down from father to son for at least four generations.

Arrangement: All the material is stored in the prayer room (not seen) and was brought out to be measured and digitised. It is kept in boxes when travelling.