Collection place: East Asia / Donor: Estate of G. Eleanore Murray / Materials: Glass (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession number 9-21869a,b, described as Amulet box(a) and lid(b), of the type worn by an affluent woman. In it she would put sacred objects such as relics of a venerated Lama (a picture or photograph, a piece of his robe, for example), sacred medicines, a small image of Buddha, mantras written on rolls of paper, and folded and thread-crossed mandalas drawn in ink on paper (such as 9-21872 and 9-21878). The amulet box is worn around the neck in the center of the chest.

Hearst Museum object titled Flintlock pouches, accession number 9-21886a-d, described as Set of pouches for use with a flintlock rifle. Objects (a), (b) and (c) are tubes carefully carved from hardwood with a beaded leather stopper. They are 4 1/2 X 1X 1. Each of these would contain the required amount of gunpowder for one charge of the flintlock. Object (d) 2 3/4X7/8X7/8 is an iron container of approximately the same capacity as objects a-c, and is perhaps used for the same purpose, though it (now) lacks a stopper.These objects are strung on a leather belt (45 inches long) with an iron hook.

Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 9-21796, described as Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It has five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.

Hearst Museum object titled Headdress, accession number 9-21797, described as Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. The five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.

Hearst Museum object titled Jewelry, accession number 9-21870, described as Set of jewelry, arranged in a pattern on a string and suspended by one hook. It is worn by affluent Tibetan women on special occasions.

Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-21874, described as String of precious stones and pearls with clasps at each end, apparently part of a neckless or other ornament worn by an affluent Tibetan. The string includes five pearls, two pearl-like stones one pearl shaped glass bead, four large coral beads and four zi stones.

Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-22112, described as Bronze vase with thick vitrious red glaze. Four vertical indentations on body. Japanese characters insribed on the bottom.