Knobs for thangka

Museum number:

BY.T-130g-l

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Alternate number:

T-130g-l (original number)

Description:

These are three pairs of silver coated 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, the thangkas in this collection that currently lack knobs.

Collection place:

Tibet

Verbatim coll. place:

Tibet

Collector:

Theos C. Bernard

Materials:

Bronze (metal) and Silver (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Production date:

19th-20th century

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)