OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS CEREMONIAL 155 



Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through his widow, 

 Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner . 



228-229. "Neophytes." — Wood, red lacquered and gilt. Kneeling 

 figurines with heads bowed to the ground and joined hands to the 

 right side of the head in the attitude of adoration. Height, 2 ^ to 3 

 inches. Laos, Further India. (Cat. Nos. 217571-217574, U.S.N.M.) 



230. Chinese Buddhist ecclesiastic. — Wooden seated statue, clad 

 in the regulation dress of Buddhist monk. These consist (1), of the 

 lower garment (antavarasatta), fastened by a girdle at the waist; (2), 

 the middle robe (uttarasanga) ; (3) the outer shawl {sanghati), a strip 

 of yellow cloth, 10 to 20 feet long and 2 to 3 feet broad. It is throwTi 

 over the left shoulder and passed under the right arm, leaving the 

 right shoulder bare. But both shoulders and the chest are covered 

 by an inner vest on entering the house of a layman. And over all is 

 thrown a plaited cloak or cape, crescentic in shape. Height, 50 

 mches. China. (Plate 52 (left). Cat. No. 127562, U.S.N.M.) Gift 

 of the Chinese Centennial Commission, 1876. 



231. Buddhist priesfs robes. — Consisting of strips of yellow cloth. 

 Ceylon. (Cat. No. 154979, U.S.N.M.) 



232. Buddhist ecclesiastic. — Wood, painted. Seated m a chair in 

 ceremonial robes. Height, 40 inches. China. (Plate 52 (right), Cat- 

 No. 216028, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Gen. G. W. Bailey. 



233. Buddhist ecclesiastic. — Wood, painted and gilt. Seated in 

 ceremonial robes on a carved and gilt double base. Height, 3K 

 inches. Kobe, Japan. (Plate 53 (left). Cat. No. 154823, U.S.N.M.) 



234. Buddhist monk. — Model carved in wood. Represented with 

 fan, staff, beads, and vessels for receiving rice, all of which a Buddhist 

 monk carries when begging. Height, 5% inches. Burma. (Plate 

 53 (center). Cat. No. 176647, U.S.N.M.) Gift of M. A. Tribolet. 



235. Two Buddhist monks, holding begging bowls. — Carved on teak 

 plaques. Buddhist monks shave their heads and wear a yellow robe. 

 They get their living by begging each morning from house to house, 

 when they collect rice and fruit enough for the morning and midday 

 meal, as their rule forbids them eating after midday. The equipment 

 of a Buddhist monk consists of a begging bowl (potni), and fruit bag, 

 a rice spoon, a ewer, or water vessel {uda patra), a staff (pinda), a 

 razor, a sewing needle, and a waistband. Measurements: Height, 2 

 feet; width, 1 foot 6K inches. Burma. (Cat. No. 216147, U.S.N.M.) 

 Bequest of S. S. Howland. 



236. Pair oj ornamental begging bowls. — Carved of wood and inlaid 

 with pieces of looking-glass. Measurements: Height, llK' inches; 

 diameter, 16 inches. Burma. (Cat. No. 216138, U.S.N.M.) Be- 

 quest of S. S. Howland. 



237. Daruma. — Glazed pottery. Represented seated holding a 

 bowl. Daruma (Sanskrit, Bodhi Dharma), was the twenty-eighth 



