A planchette is a small, flat object that is used in a spirit board or Ouija board to communicate with spirits. It typically has a pointed end that is moved by the participants' hands to spell out messages or answer questions from the spirits.
The hostess places the heart - shaped planchette in the middle of the board. (bookpage.com)
At the heart of the show, Larner's seventh solo show at Regen Projects, are 11 new wall - mounted ceramic sculptures as well as a large - scale, stainless steel X sculpture and the two planchette sculptures. (articles.latimes.com)