Buddhist priest's cloth apron with plaques of human bone

Buddhist priest's cloth apron with plaques of human bone, called a nag-pa, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A161210
Materials:
apron, cloth, yellow, bule and red striped lining and plaques, bone, carved, human
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , 2.14kg
type:
human remains, bone and apron
credit:
Wellcome Trust