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Bowl, made from top of human skull, three copper wire feet, Tibet, date uncertain

Bowl, made from top of human skull

before 1928

Oval leather covered ball of Churrus, or Hemp resin, from Cannabis sativa, unsigned, Tibet, 1850-1900

Oval leather covered ball of Churrus

1850-1900

Buddhist ritual trumpet, one of pair, human thigh bones with silver and armour mounts, Tibetan, 18th to 19th centuries

Buddhist ritual trumpet

1701-1900

Embroidered cloth buddhist priest's crown, Sino-Tibetan, 1851-1900

Buddhist priest's crown

1851-1900

1701-1900 Tibetan gilt beaten copper figure of a Buddhist Goddess or priestess

Figure of Buddhist Goddess or priestess

1701-1900

Prayer wheel, Tibetan?, 1850-1930

Prayer wheel

1850-1930

Brass temple lustration spoon, 1801-1900

Brass temple lustration spoon

1801-1900

Buddhist trumpet made from a human femur, Tibetan, 18th century

Buddhist trumpet made from a human femur

1701-1800

Apron made from carved human bone beads, strung on threads, and in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron made from carved human bone beads

1801-1900

Copper stand for skull bowl, Tibetan, 19th century

Copper stand for skull bowl

1801-1900

Bowl made from top of human skull, Tibetan, date uncertain

Bowl made from top of human skull

before 1933

Buddhist trumpet, made from human femur with brass horn, Tibetan, 19th century

Buddhist trumpet

1801-1900

Trumpets made from human femur, Tibetan, date uncertain

Trumpet made from human femur

before 1935

Trumpet, made from human femur, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Trumpet made from human femur

1701-1900

Pectoral made of carved human bone, strung on threads, Tibetan, 19th century

Pectoral made of carved human bone

1801-1900

Trumpet made from human femur, Tibetan, date uncertain

Trumpet made from human femur

before 1934

Bowl made from top of human skull, Tibetan, date unknown

Bowl made from top of human skull

before 1937

Ritual Buddhist trumpet, made from human femur, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Ritual Buddhist trumpet made from human femur

1701-1900

Bones from a buddhist priest's apron, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Bones from a buddhist priest's apron

1701-1900

Carved bone ornaments from a buddhist priest's apron, called a nag-pa, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Carved bone ornaments from a buddhist priest's apron

1701-1900

Buddhist battle drum of human skulls in cloth case, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Buddhist battle drum of human skulls in cloth case

1701-1900

Pectoral made of carved human bone beads, strung on threads, and in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

Pectoral made of carved human bone beads

1801-1900

Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone, Tibetan, 19th century. Used for divination; after reciting a mantra, one grasps the rosary with both hands and counts by threes the intervening beads between one hand and the other. The remainder will be one, two, or three.

Buddhist rosary with 108 beads of bone and a semi-precious stone

1801-1900

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

Buddhist priest's cloth helmet with plaques of human bone

1701-1900

Buddhist drum made of human skulls, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Buddhist drum made of human skulls

1701-1900

Buddhist drum made from human skull, Tibetan, 18th or 19th centuries

Hand drum, made from two human skulls

1701-1900

Double-headed skull drum, skin and bone, Tibetan, date unknown

Double-headed skull drum

before 1932

Tibetan devil dagger (phur-ba)

Devil dagger

1400-1850

Steel surgical knife with wood knife and leather sheath, Tibetan, 1701-1925

Surgical knife

1701-1925

Pair of brass buddhist altar lamps, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Pair of Buddhist altar lamps

1701-1900

Buddhist ceremonial iron and brass axe, Tibetan, 1801-1900

Buddhist ceremonial axe

1801-1900

Pair of pointed leather shoes, decorated with paint and gold thread, possibly Tibetan, 1880-1925

Pair of pointed shoes

1880-1925

Silver buddhist skull bowl, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Buddhist skull bowl

1701-1900

Imitation skull bowl, silver gilt, on bronze stand, Tibetan, 1801-1900

Imitation skull bowl

1801-1900

Gilt bronze buddhist statue of Yama, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Buddhist statue of Yama

1701-1900

Set of 4 brass buddhist altar oil lamps, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Set of Buddhist altar oil lamps

1701-1900

Two bronze double-ended thunderbolt, probably Tibetan, 19th century

Two bronze double-ended thunderbolt

1801-1900

Pair of brass earrings from a buddhist statue, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Pair of earrings from Buddhist statue

1701-1900

Bronze lid for Buddhist bowl made of Lama's skull, made in Tibet in the 18th or 19th century

Bronze lid for Buddhist bowl made of Lama's skull

1701-1900

Brass lid for Buddhist human skull vessel, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Brass lid for Buddhist human skull vessel

1701-1900

Skull bowl lined with bronze made in Tibet in the 19th century

Skull bowl lined with bronze

1801-1900

Cardboard box that contained two Tibetan amulets made from ashes and clay

Cardboard box

1801-1900

One of two armbands made of carved human bone beads that are strung on threads. Used in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

One of two armbands made of carved human bone beads that are strung on threads. Used in necromantic rites

1801-1900

One of two armbands made of carved human bone beads that are strung on threads. Used in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

One of two armbands made of carved human bone beads that are strung on threads. Used in necromantic rites

1801-1900

Bronze lid for the skull bowl made in Tibet in the 19th century

Bronze lid for the skull bowl

1801-1900

Bronze stand for the skull bowl made in Tibet in the 19th century

Bronze stand for the skull bowl

1801-1900

Stand for the skull bowl made in Tibet in the 19th century

Stand for the skull bowl

1801-1900

Skull bowl made in Tibet in the 19th century

Skull bowl made in Tibet

1801-1900

Lid for the skull bowl made in Tibet in the 19th century

Lid for the skull bowl

1801-1900

Wooden stand, or plate, for oval leather covered ball of Churrus, or Hemp resin, from Cannabis sativa, unsigned, Tibet, 1850-1900

Wooden stand, for leather covered ball of Churrus, or Hemp resin, from Cannabis sativa

1850-1900

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