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Girdle

Description

Girdle and chopstick case, four chased and openwork brass links, with one hanging link suspending wooden case with gold damascened steel mounts with foliate design, part of an eating set (girdle, case, two chopsticks and knife) worn and used by Tibetan women: possibly manufactured in China, collected in Tibet, Tibetan, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1897.319.11

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Girdle, Chopstick case

Production information

China, East Asia
Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Chinese
Tibetan

Materials

Brass, Wood, Steel

Physical description

Brass, chased and pierced

Associations

Collector: Innes-Wright, John William, 1856 - 1922

Exhibitions

Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland

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