Pin

Museum number:
9-22131
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
A-15a-e (original number) and BY.A-15a-e
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
Pin, crowned figure seated in a lotus position. The body of the figure is made up of 32 red and turquoise circular stones. Facial features are carved into the stone. Hands and feet are made of metal. Costume pin. Sitting on kirti mukha. Marked " Nepal" in Nepali script.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Nepal
Verbatim coll. place:
Nepal
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pins (fasteners)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-22131, described as Pin, crowned figure seated in a lotus position. The body of the figure is made up of 32 red and turquoise circular stones. Facial features are carved into the stone. Hands and feet are made of metal. Costume pin. Sitting on kirti mukha. Marked " Nepal" in Nepali script.

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