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Donor Name:
Tsering R. Lhungay  Search this
Culture:
Tibetan  Search this
Object Type:
Earring
Place:
Tibet, Asia
Accession Date:
17 Aug 1978
Notes:
FROM CARD: "PAIR OF SILVER HOOPS WITH TEAR-SHAPED DECORATIVE ATTACHMENTS - BRASS BACK SHEETING WITH A MOSAIC OF BLUE-GREEN TURQUOISE (SOME BLUE GLASS) OVERLAID ON TOP IN PETAL FASHION AROUND A CENTRAL STONE, ALL SET IN RED SEALING WAX, OUTLINED WITH SILVER. THREE TURQUOISE STONES, SIMILARLY OUTLINED IN SILVER ABOVE TEAR-SHAPED MOSAIC. SMALL BRASS EYELET ON BACK, TO WHICH STRAP IS ATTACHED TO GO AROUND EAR FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. TYPICAL STYLE OF SOUTH CENTRAL AREA. SAID BY DONOR TO BE FROM GYANGTSE."
Record Last Modified:
1 Dec 2014
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
332885
USNM Number:
E420053-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/351df4747-4cb6-4be7-91cb-9c48d9385b99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8452592