Amulet Box

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Ngari (made)

This rectangular amulet box or ga'u is characteristic of the type found in western and southern Tibet. Its front is decorated with filigree wire and inset turquoises. Worn around the neck it forms part of a complete set of traditional female costume and jewellery from Ngari, western Tibet (IS. 6-24-1999).

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 SCRAN
Object type	Amulet box
Materials and techniques	Beaten silver, with cut and polished stones Silver Turquoise
Brief description	A rectangular silver amulet box or ga'u, made and used in western Tibet ca. 1960-70.
Physical description	A rectangular silver box with lobed pointed ends. The front decorated with bands of filigree between rows of pearled wire, set with seven turquoises, the backplate missing. Tubes for suspension attached to the top and bottom edges.
Dimensions	Length: 9cm Width: 8.6cm
Summary	This rectangular amulet box or ga'u is characteristic of the type found in western and southern Tibet. Its front is decorated with filigree wire and inset turquoises. Worn around the neck it forms part of a complete set of traditional female costume and jewellery from Ngari, western Tibet (IS. 6-24-1999).
Bibliographic reference	John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page 98, no.90.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.17-1999

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Record created	August 29, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67225/amulet-box-unknown/

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