Back ornament

Description

Back ornament composed of three padded cotton bands with felt applique decorated with conch shells and red fringing, worn by a nomadic woman and stretching from head to ground, part of a woman's outfit: Tibet, Amdo, late 19th to early 20th century AD

Museum reference

A.1912.188.5

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Back ornament

Production information

Amdo, Tibet, East Asia

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Cotton, Felted wool, Shell, conch

Physical description

Three padded bands lined with white cloth, with upper surface worked in narrow fillets of variously coloured cloths, and decorated with shell ornaments

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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