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  • Tibetan Silver Repoussé Needle Case, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Lavishly decorated with repoussé, auspicious Buddhist symbols, and a bit of coral, this 19th century silver needle case was once filled with the nee...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Silver

  • Chinese Sancai Peony Headrest, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. Its unusual form is densely patterned with abstrac...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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    Ceramic

  • 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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    Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

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    Stone, Silver

  • 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 strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones. This leather flint pouch is decorated with silver and gold plated metalwork and three large beads of turquoise and red coral. The mechag hangs from a simple leather strap and three decorative leather beads hang below. The pouch contains two Tibetan prayer flags...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal

  • Tibetan Mechag 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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    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Metal, Steel

  • Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Vibrantly colored and intricately decorated, this small two-headed drum is a 19th-century Tibetan damaru, a hand-held instrument used in tantric practi...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Steel

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