Manipuri Singing & Talking Bowl

Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing and Talking Bowl.  E & A Notes (Solar Plexus & Third Eye Chakras)
Weight 1 lb 13 oz (825g).   21 x 7 cm (approx. 8 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches)

An antique Tibetan Singing Bowl with the classic shallow or low Manipuri profile.  This is an attractive bowl, quite large for a Manipuri, with fine walls that gently splay towards the rim.  There is a decorative ribbon of mala beads or suns (circle with a dot in the centre) and an interesting band of ritualistic or fine-tuning gashes encircling the outer wall just below the rim, and two concentric circles inscribed on the inside floor of the basin.  The bowl has a nice golden colour with some subtle hammer markings that have been worn smooth over the years.

This antique bowl has a particularly nice third octave fundamental E singing voice with multiple overtones when struck, and a forth or fifth octave A when played around the rim with a ringer.  With a little water inside, it has a lively talking voice.

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Listen (2 struck notes followed by a played note using a wooden ringer)

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