Ring Item Number: Ee4.23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A metal ring with a round green turquoise stone set in a low-grade silver setting. The design of the setting includes small bosses around the bottom edge surrounding the turquoise setting and a cluster of slightly larger bosses at each side of the ring along the rope-like bands. The band is adjustable.
History Of Use
Example of jewellery worn by the Tibetan people of the Himalayan region.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Narrative
This ring was purchased from a women at the Festival of the Gods at Giliku, a tantric Buddhist ceremony held to cleanse the region.
Item History
- Made in Tibet before 1948
- Collected during 1948
- Owned by Beatrice Pilon before June 4, 1975
- Received from Beatrice Pilon (Donor) on June 4, 1975
What
- Name
- Ring
- Identification Number
- Ee4.23
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- turquoise mineral and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, polished and set
- Overall
- height 2.9 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Beatrice Pilon
- Received from
- Beatrice Pilon (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Creation Date
- before 1948
- Collection Date
- during 1948
- Ownership Date
- before June 4, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on June 4, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0284/0004