Tibetan Asian Art and Furniture
Color: Silver
Place of Origin: Tibetan
Framed Tibetan Flint Striker, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such st...
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Silver
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted terracotta Buddha figure, all wrapped in a hand embroidered quilted silk brocade. This was used as traveling shrine and carried on one's person when away from home.
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant Tibetan monk once traced his fingers clockwise over the embossed characters. As he did this, he recited "om ma ni padh mey hum," the universal Tibetan Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine...
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Early 1900s Antique Tibetan Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Silver
Antique Tibetan Silver Ceremonial Ewer
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a water ewer used in Tibetan ritual offerings to the "hungry ghosts". They have been reborn so, as a result of greed and avarice and are condemned to wander as spirits with b...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
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