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Juhū, 1976

 Item — Carton: 1
Identifier: 5

Content Description

From the Collection:

Collection of 10 wooden implements used in Vedic rituals.

Dates

  • 1976

Biographical / Historical

The juhū or “offering ladle” is used for offering oblations, solid or liquid. It is supposed to be made of palāśa (Butea Frondosa) wood, with its mouth having the shape of a lotus-leaf. The adhvaryu priest employs the juhū in such rituals as the New- and Full-Moon Offerings and the animal sacrifice (nirūḍhapaśubandha).

This particular juhū is different from the rest of the collection, since it was made much later (c. early 1970s) for use in the Agnicayana ritual (1976) recorded on video and sound recording and described in the two-volume Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar (1983) by Frits Staal. This was presented to me by Professor Staal from his collection. The collection was eventually sold to a collector in Japan.

Unlike the rest of the collection, which is well over one hundred years old, this juhū is simpler in design and so does not conform to the traditional shape of the older implements.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 cartons

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Dimensions

18 in x 3 in

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
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