Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

Made:: 1986 in Tibet

maker:: Unknown

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one (of two) bell necklace from Tibetan Shaman's costume, collected in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 1986

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume, including hat, bone necklace, medicine horn and handbell, which were collected in Bhaktapur, Nepal, in 1986. Tibetan medicine is over two thousand years old and coexists in Nepal with other medical traditions such as biomedicine and Sherpa medical practices.

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Object Number:: 1987-716 Pt15

type:: necklace

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
costume
jewellery

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