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Hearst Museum object titled Altar box, accession number 9-22000, described as This is an altar box, It is a wooden box covered with brass medallions and decorations showing Buddhas and deities. On the inside of the hinged lid is a scene of the Buddha with two disciples, probably Shakyamuni with Shariputra and Madhgalyayana. There is a small Chinese padlock, without a key, attached to the closure fitting. It is similar to the locks numbered T-132.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-21873, described as Mandala of a specific deity drawn in ink on paper, wrapped in colored thread.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-21872, described as Mandala of a specific deity drawn in ink on paper, wrapped in colored thread, and sealed with wax.

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-22213a-c, described as Silver necklace with coral and silver beads and insets (a). The figure bears a vague likeness to the Chinese Kuan Yin, holding a vase. The characters on the right and left are probably meant to suggest sacred Buddhist Sanskrit (Lantsa) syllables. the central piece with the Kuan Yin is an amulet box. Inside is a paper use as a lining, with a fragment of Chinese and Tibet writing. On the bottom of the inside is a small painting on paper of a twelve armed God or Goddess. The outside is stamped with Chinese writing and bares a lable "Made in China". It is in a red jewelry case (b,c).

Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession number 9-21795a,b, described as Amulet box (a) and lid (b) meant to be filled with mantras, relics, and/or sacred medicines, and worn around the neck for protection and spiritual connections with deities and Lamas. This type of decorated amulet box is worn by women, hung around the neck in the center of the chest. See: T-37 pict.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession 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).

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 Apron, accession number 9-22307, described as apron for deity; red ground with green floral motif; central panel, gold ground with pink and bronze floral motif; black, blue, pink, green, and yellow fringe along lower edge; yellow string attached in 2 places at upper back; solid red fabric on back.

Hearst Museum object titled Aura or halo, accession number 9-21999, described as This is the aura or halo (gyab-yol) for a bronze deity image. It does not appear to fit any of the images in the present collection. As is known from documentation and photographs in the present collection, the orginal collection brought by TB from Tibet in 1937 included a great many other artifacts and images. Perhaps this artifact goes with one of those images.The aura or halo (gyab-yol) is seen in most all Buddhist images and paintings of enlightened deities (i.e., Buddhas and Bodhisattvas). It is an iconographic convention for indicating the sacred power of the deity.

Hearst Museum object titled Barrel, accession number 9-21910a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Altar box, accession number 9-22000, described as This is an altar box, It is a wooden box covered with brass medallions and decorations showing Buddhas and deities. On the inside of the hinged lid is a scene of the Buddha with two disciples, probably Shakyamuni with Shariputra and Madhgalyayana. There is a small Chinese padlock, without a key, attached to the closure fitting. It is similar to the locks numbered T-132.

Altar box

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-21873, described as Mandala of a specific deity drawn in ink on paper, wrapped in colored thread.

Amulet

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-21872, described as Mandala of a specific deity drawn in ink on paper, wrapped in colored thread, and sealed with wax.

Amulet

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-22213a-c, described as Silver necklace with coral and silver beads and insets (a). The figure bears a vague likeness to the Chinese Kuan Yin, holding a vase. The characters on the right and left are probably meant to suggest sacred Buddhist Sanskrit (Lantsa) syllables. the central piece with the Kuan Yin is an amulet box. Inside is a paper use as a lining, with a fragment of Chinese and Tibet writing. On the bottom of the inside is a small painting on paper of a twelve armed God or Goddess. The outside is stamped with Chinese writing and bares a lable "Made in China". It is in a red jewelry case (b,c).

Amulet

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Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession number 9-21795a,b, described as Amulet box (a) and lid (b) meant to be filled with mantras, relics, and/or sacred medicines, and worn around the neck for protection and spiritual connections with deities and Lamas. This type of decorated amulet box is worn by women, hung around the neck in the center of the chest. See: T-37 pict.

Amulet box

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Amulet box

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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.

Amulet box

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Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-22307, described as apron for deity; red ground with green floral motif; central panel, gold ground with pink and bronze floral motif; black, blue, pink, green, and yellow fringe along lower edge; yellow string attached in 2 places at upper back; solid red fabric on back.

Apron

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Hearst Museum object titled Aura or halo, accession number 9-21999, described as This is the aura or halo (gyab-yol) for a bronze deity image. It does not appear to fit any of the images in the present collection. As is known from documentation and photographs in the present collection, the orginal collection brought by TB from Tibet in 1937 included a great many other artifacts and images. Perhaps this artifact goes with one of those images.The aura or halo (gyab-yol) is seen in most all Buddhist images and paintings of enlightened deities (i.e., Buddhas and Bodhisattvas). It is an iconographic convention for indicating the sacred power of the deity.

Aura or halo

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Hearst Museum object titled Barrel, accession number 9-21910a, no description available.

Barrel

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