Sacred motif block

Museum number:
9-22071
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Alternate number:
BY.T-161 and T-161 (original number)
Description:
This is a two-sided block on sacred motifs. On one side are seven motifs such as the "sacred mirror." On the other are nine motifs such as the "precious elephant." It is used for printing these motifs on paper or cloth.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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 Sacred motif block, accession number 9-22071, described as This is a two-sided block on sacred motifs. On one side are seven motifs such as the "sacred mirror." On the other are nine motifs such as the "precious elephant." It is used for printing these motifs on paper or cloth.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Sacred motif block, accession number 9-22071, described as This is a two-sided block on sacred motifs. On one side are seven motifs such as the "sacred mirror." On the other are nine motifs such as the "precious elephant." It is used for printing these motifs on paper or cloth.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Sacred motif block, accession number 9-22071, described as This is a two-sided block on sacred motifs. On one side are seven motifs such as the "sacred mirror." On the other are nine motifs such as the "precious elephant." It is used for printing these motifs on paper or cloth.

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