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A Tibetan fortune telling card, watercolour from a set of twelve. With eyes closed, the person doubtful of the future holds the pack of cards at eye level and pulls one card out by the string attached to a hole in the top of the card. The best of three draws is held to decide the luck of the proposed undertaking, the consequence of sickness etc.
Title
Tibetan Fortune Telling Card
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 14 x W 11.5 cm
Accession number
581571i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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