Knobs for thangka

Museum number:
9-21988a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210921988a@2cb
Alternate number:
BY.T-130m,n and T-130m,n (original number)
Description:
These are one pair of bronze knobs for the ends of the wooden rod at the bottom of a thangka (Tibetan painted scroll). These particular knobs may be from, or intended for, a thangka in this collection that currently lack knobs.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Knobs for thangka, accession number 9-21988a,b, described as These are one pair of bronze knobs for the ends of the wooden rod at the bottom of a thangka (Tibetan painted scroll). These particular knobs may be from, or intended for, a thangka in this collection that currently lack knobs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Knobs for thangka, accession number 9-21988a,b, described as These are one pair of bronze knobs for the ends of the wooden rod at the bottom of a thangka (Tibetan painted scroll). These particular knobs may be from, or intended for, a thangka in this collection that currently lack knobs.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Knobs for thangka, accession number 9-21988a,b, described as These are one pair of bronze knobs for the ends of the wooden rod at the bottom of a thangka (Tibetan painted scroll). These particular knobs may be from, or intended for, a thangka in this collection that currently lack knobs.

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