Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Printing block, accession number 9-11939, described as printing block for prayers; wood, carved; both sides inscribed with relief Tibetan characters; dark patina on wood; for printing prayers in Tibetan

Hearst Museum object titled Printing block, accession number 9-10940, described as block, wood printing; leather thong for hanging; slightly warped; used at any time; for making prayer flags; block is dipped into ink, cloth pressed onto block; this block for printing a prosperity flag

Hearst Museum object titled Reliquary, accession number 9-11021a,b, described as Reliquary, ritual; silver, brass, cotton and wool cloth; used anytime by men or women; usually kept on altar and worshipped; when on tour it is carried on back with belt across shoulder; may contain imaged or relics; type of shrine made at Khamba, Tibet (fide Professor Lewis Lancaster, UCB Oriental Languages Department ca. 1976)