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Hearst Museum object titled Jewelry, accession number 9-22453, described as mangalsutra; chain in segmented beads of black and gold; at every 9th black bead there are 2 gold beads; chain ends in a gold hook-clasp. pendant in gold and heart shaped, topped by a thick gold bar from which the heart hangs. the gold heart is decorated on outside with small gold spires, from tip of the heart dangles 2 small black beads.
Hearst Museum object titled Jewelry, accession number 9-22452, described as enameled necklace. silver mangalsutra, gold plated. chain of gold with black beads on both sides of chain. chain is ~1.0cm wide and lined with small black beads. 6 black beads punctuated with 2 small gold beads. series of 12 black and 11 gold, starting from each side of pendant. ~18.2cm of 0.4cm wide gold chain without black or gold beads attached. pendant is ~6.0cm x 4.0cm. rectangular, gold, emblem with 5 rows of triangular shaped, red and green design. First row from pendant = 5 triangles, 2nd row = 4 triangles, 3rd row = 3 triangles, 4th row = 2 triangles, 5th row = 1 triangle. black beads hang from the end triangles of each row.
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.

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