Toli (shamanism)

Tsaatan shaman wearing a toli hanging from her neck; Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia

A toli (Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠯᠢ, толь lit.'mirror') is a ritual brass, copper, or bronze mirror used in shamanism in some parts of Mongolia and in the Republic of Buryatia.[1][2][3][4] The mirror is typically round and ornamented on one side but polished on the other,[2][4] although this may vary between regions and ethnic groups (see below).

  1. ^ DeMello 2012, p. 221.
  2. ^ a b Edson 2009, pp. 42, 135.
  3. ^ Hoppál 2000, p. 74.
  4. ^ a b Tedlock 2005, p. 48.

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