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divination compass
See Stephan Feuchtwang (1974) 'An Anthropological Analysis of Chinese Geomancy' Vientiane: Editions Vithagna. Part Two 'The indigenous model' explains the significance of the several rings and the symbols in them. Diviner's compass, 'luopan', made from wood, metal and pigment. Used in the practice of geomancy, for example to determine auspicious sites for the building of houses.
Type of item
- divination compasses
- divination compasses
Type of item
- divination compasses
- divination compasses
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Provenance
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
Identifier
- http://collections.horniman.ac.uk/objects/5619
Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2015-11-18T11:20:22.811Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:55:39.641Z