Object Details
Donor Name
Rev. Dr. David C. Graham
Notes
From card: "A very elaborate neck ornament consisting of first, a string of heavy block wood and rose colored glass beads. Lower down is attached a brass cross piece bearing coral, turquoise and mother of pearl insets. From this hang 7 bunches of beads, each consisting of ten strands of small coral and pearl beads. There is then a second brass cross piece from which hang longer strands of coral and pearl beads. Though collected as being worn in Tibet, Ven Jigme, Tibet House says it was made in Mongolia, 1969."
Record Last Modified
1 Dec 2014
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Tibetan
Accession Date
21 Feb 1931
Accession Number
113369
USNM Number
E349804-0
Object Type
Necklace
Place
Tibet / Mongolia, Asia
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8403244