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  • Tibetan Flint Striker with Leather Strap, c. 1900
    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...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Steel, Gold Plate, Brass

  • 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...
    Category

    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...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Metal, Steel

  • 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...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Stone, Silver

  • Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    In 19th century Tibet, many men would have carried a flint striker along with several other tools that could help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. K...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antiquities

    Materials

    Silver, Bronze, 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...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

    Materials

    Steel

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