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Donor Name:
Unknown  Search this
Length - Object:
57 cm
Width - Object:
4.5 cm
Culture:
Not Given  Search this
Object Type:
Banner
Place:
Tibet (not certain), Asia (not certain)
Accession Date:
10 May 1982
Notes:
FOUND IN COLLECTION. RATHER COARSELY WOVEN COTTON CLOTH. TOP IS MADE OF 3 BANDS(CA. 8CM. WIDE) OF RUST, YELLOW & DARK BLUE - THE LAST OF WHICH HAS APPLIED WIDELY SPACED LARGE DISKS OF ALTERNATING COLORS. THE LOWER BORDER (25CM. WIDE) IS ELABORATELY PAINTED DESIGNS OF FLOWERS & BIRDS. THE MAIN CENTRAL SECTION (83CM. WIDE) IS MADE UP OF CONTIGUOUS ELABORATE & FINELY PAINTED SEPARATE PANELS, EACH OF A TURRETTED SHRINE ENCLOSING A RELIGIOUS MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE - THE WHOLE SURMOUNTED BY 2 FLYING FIGURES. THE COLORS THROUGHOUT ARE OF SUBDUED QUALITY.
Record Last Modified:
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
350949
USNM Number:
E422183-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6d53aa0-06fa-406a-9989-440a1f2f7290
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8455036