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Figure2663/61

Brass image of a standing male figure (black Dzambhala) with lozenge-shaped headdress, holding a jewel-spouting mongoose in his right arm, and a scull cap in his left. He is standing on a recumbent male figure (the yellow lord of wealth). On a rectangular, hollow lotus base with a double row design on front, rough finishing on back, with wood insert inside bottom of base.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
brass metal and wood
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knife2663/6 a-b

Knife (a) with steel blade; facetted wooden handle with brass finial. Sheath (b) of leather lined with wood, with embossed silver at top and tip. Tip has embossed dragon, rocks and waves.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
steel metal, wood, leather skin and brass metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2663/59

Necklace with 84 irregularly shaped and unevenly coloured beads of green stone, strung on green thread.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
stone and cotton fibre
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2663/56

Bracelet of 11 flat octagonal plaques of dark blue stone mottled with yellow. Plaques decrease in size from the centre. Threaded on silk thread with fine metal strip and loop closing.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
stone, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tea Cup2663/53

Teacup of translucent grey stone with black flecks and streaks. Low raised foot.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
jade mineral
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum841/18

Small skin drum. Drum has two dome-shaped pieces that are attached back to back. Skin has been stretched over wooden base. There is a thick skin band around centre of the drum that attaches to a circular button and a braided metal ring. Two smaller fibre strands are attached to the central skin band.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
skin, fibre, ivory, wood and metal
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drum Case841/17

Cylindrical brown coloured fibre case with green and orange fibre design sewn on the top. There is a large flap on the side of the case. When closed, the flap is secured with a small white button and fits into a fibre loop on the side of the case.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
fibre and plastic ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Utensils2663/5 a-f

Case consisting of two cylinders of tortoise shell, encased in embossed silver at top and bottom. Knife with handle (part b) of translucent grey-green stone, tapered from top; embossed steel blade (part c) is loose. Pair of bone chopsticks (parts d-e) with silver encased ends and silver knobs at top. Flat ear pick (part f) of bone with silver band near wider end.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
tortoise shell, silver metal, stone, steel metal and bone
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxEe4.38 a-b

Square metal box (part b) with lid (part a). The box lid is gold-coloured metal with chips of turquoise arranged in a double outline of two concentric squares with a round design in the middle. Off of each side, there are triangular projections, two of which are inlaid with little turquoise stones while the other pair are bare. Underneath one inlaid triangle, there is a cylindrical loop, and under the other, there is an oval metal piece with a tiny ring attached. The box is grey metal and square with only two raised sides.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
metal and turquoise mineral
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VajraEe4.64

Central spoke running through two inverted crown-shaped structures, both attached at centre by a flattened globe. Each crown-shaped part has four outside curved bars with plant motifs and a plain inner spoke.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
bronze metal ?
Made in
Tibet
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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