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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, museum number 9-21871a,b, described as Amulet box(a) and lid(b), worn by women, hung around the neck in the center of the chest. In it they would put sacred objects such as relics of a venerated Lama (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).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Butter lamp, museum number 9-21854, described as Silver butter lamp, for use on the altar of a distinguished Lama or wealthy lay Buddhist, It is an example of the best quality of Tibetan silver work. The wick is formed from unprocessed cotton and a straw. The cotton is wrapped around the straw, and the straw set in the small hole in the middle of the basin of the lamp. The top of the wick should be slightly above the rim of the lamp. The lamp is then filled with clarified Dri butter. The dri is the female of the yak.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ceremonial canteen, museum number 9-21899, described as Ceremonial canteen, worn at the belt of a Buddhist monk, suspended typically from a Ritual Scepter (see 9-21866) or a pen case (9-21929).The square of silk forms a sleeve for the hands, the canteen itself is a very small copper bottle, containing perhaps 2 oz. It has a wooden stopper and an elegant silver throat and cap. Cotton cord safeguards the cap and suspends the body of the canteen. At the other end of the cord is a heavy white ball, probably of coral or shell. See: T-128 pict.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Earring, museum number 9-21878, described as Man's earring, brass with turquoise stone (half of which is missing) and cotton cord thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Earring, museum number 9-21875, described as Man's earring, silver, with turquoise insets and leather thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Earring, museum number 9-21876, described as Man's earring, silver with turquoise stone in brass setting.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Earring, museum number 9-21877, described as Man's earring, brass, with turquoise stone and cotton cord thong.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Libation pot, museum number 9-21859a,b, described as Copper pot (a) with lid (b), handle and spout attached to pot with engraved bases; used for ritual purposes such as offering libations to deities. The lid is taken off, and the pot is filled with water, often colored with saffron. The lid is used as the offering dish.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Military knife, museum number 9-22124, described as Military knife, steel blade, polished wooden handle, and silver grip.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, museum number 9-21941, described as Offering bowl, usually found in sets of seven or eight.