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Heavy copper pitcher with black coating inside and brass spout, handle, straps, flange at front on top, rim and raised foot. Spout is hexagonal in profile. Pitcher rises to point above handle and front flange also has point above double curves. Brass of rim extents onto body of pitcher (lacquered in Canada).
Copper figure of standing lion or chilin on rectangular base. Dark copper colour with some brass colour on base. Vertical hole through body of animal and one on each side of base.
Copper teapot with irregular area of brass around mid-point of body. Two small copper handles, one at side; upturned spout. Spout, upper edge of body of teapot, upper edge of teapot, and lid edged with bands of brass. Raised boss of brass on top of lid shaped like a lotus bud with downward-facing petals. Ring next to bud holding chain attaching lid to teapot (lacquered in Canada).
Heavy container (a) of copper with sides tapering inward, on raised foot with inserted flat lid (b). Both have brass bands bolted in place. Container has a brass handle at the mid-point on each side, and flat loops at the top. It has a heavy black coating on the inside and several holes surrounded with rough solder and brass on bottom. Lid (b) has applied quatrefoil brass plate at centre, in the middle of which is a raised round boss with a ring attached in the centre (lacquered in Canada).
Portable shrine (Stūpa) of gilded copper on platform. Copper plate set into bottom of base, onto which is incised a quatrefoil foliate design with the traditional double-Vajra symbol on the bottom and the Indian swastika symbol in the front-centre. Bulbous shape on top of base, with an opening in it extending into top of base, holding rolls of paper inside opening (a scripture/mantra roll). Rectangle, truncated cone and umbrella shape above.
Round bowl of beaten copper with low rounded sides, flat rim stamped with angled lines approximately 3 cm apart, and flat bottom (lacquered in Canada).
Triangle of solid copper with overall floral designs except for the back. Triangle shaped recess on front tapering inward to a point.
Copper figure of standing lion or chilin on a rectangular base. Dark copper colour with some brass colour on base. Vertical hole through body of animal and one on each side of base.
Tibetan ritual bone ornaments are known as rus rgyan (སྣམ་བུ). It is a chest cover made of bone plaques and beads, and turquoise glass beads strung on fabric cords ending with flat copper bells. Central plaques each have Buddha images. Some cords fastened with black wax seals. Iridescent turquoise beads above shoulders of upper Buddha.
Long knife with scabbard. Scabbard is smooth silver with two bands of leaf shapes extending from centre ring; single band at opening of scabbard. Loop on one side surrounded with embossed foliate design. Flat tape braided of red-purple silk? with double braid on one side inserted through slit in the other. Handle with concave sides is wrapped with twisted silver wire. Top of handle has overall design of hexagons, each with a Y design inside, and recesses filled with a dark substance. Copper band around top of wire-wrapped area.