Tibetan Singing Bowl

Tibetan Singing Bowl

Percussion Instruments

A singing bowl, also known as a standing bell or a resting bell is an inverted bell that is usually bowl-shaped and range in a variety of sizes. They are often played by striking the bowl or rotating mallet around the rim to create a soothing sustained musical note. The purpose of the bowl is typically for making music as well as to aid in meditation and relaxation in the Buddhist tradition. 

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Check out a demonstration of how to use a singing bowl below. 

20th Century

Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)

Dr. William V. Puffenberger

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A tibetan singing bowl with shiny brass covering the outside and the inside of the bowl painted black.

5 in X 6 in (12.7 cm X 15.2 cm)

Physical Object

Puffenberger #46

United States of America