Silver bracelet
Bracelet
ca. 1960-1970 (made)
ca. 1960-1970 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One of a pair (with IS.21-1999) of woman's bracelets decorated with long life or Shou designs. This forms part of a complete set of jewellery and costume (IS 6-24-1999) from Ngari, western Tibet.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Silver bracelet |
| Materials and techniques | Beaten silver, chased |
| Brief description | A silver bracelet, made and used in Ngari Rongchung, western Tibet ca. 1960-70. |
| Physical description | An open ended silver bracelet (dhugu) chased with Chinese long life designs. |
| Dimensions |
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| Summary | One of a pair (with IS.21-1999) of woman's bracelets decorated with long life or Shou designs. This forms part of a complete set of jewellery and costume (IS 6-24-1999) from Ngari, western Tibet. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications
ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page 98, no.90. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.20-1999 |
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| Record created | August 29, 2002 |
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