| Catalog Number |
CAS 1999-0005-0005 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Ceremonial Items |
| Object Name |
Prayer beads |
| Culture |
Tibetan |
| Global Region |
South-Central Asia |
| Country |
India or Nepal |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Sikkim, India or Nepal |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1970s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Camel bone; Cotton string |
| Description |
Single strand of disc-shaped beads (with rounded edges) strung on commercial cotton string; ends of strand terminate in a single slightly larger round bead and one slightly smaller disc-shaped bead; Two shorter strands of smaller disc-shaped beads are pendant from the main strand and each terminates in a bead shaped like a human skull. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Max Diam = 1.3, Length = ca. 34.0 |