Bag, butter tea

Description

Three leather bags conected with straps, used for holding tea, salt and soda (ingredients for yak butter tea): Tibet, late 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1897.266.37

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bag, butter tea

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Leather

Physical description

Leather

Exhibitions

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

On display

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