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Woman's Silver Ga'u inset with Turquoise
Tibet
19th century
height: 12cm, width: 7.4cm, weight: 136g
Amulet boxes or ga'us such as this one were worn by women and were very popular in the border areas of west and south Tibet. The central motif is a stylised
lotus bud infilled with turquoise chips and surrounded by applied pearled silver filigree wire.
The ga'u was worn suspended from the top gadrooned tube, which shows considerable wear. The lower decoration is a stylised dorje ornament which hangs
at the bottom when worn. Common to most such ga'us this example has a copper backing plate which sits in the ga'u.
References: a similar ga'u is illustrated in Clarke, J., Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas, V&A Publications, 2004, p. 85.
Inventory no.: 516
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See 556 for another similar ga'u.
Woman's Silver Ga'u inset with Turquoise
Tibet
19th century
height: 12cm, width: 7.4cm, weight: 136g
Amulet boxes or ga'us such as this one were worn by women and were very popular in the border areas of west and south Tibet. The central motif is a stylised
lotus bud infilled with turquoise chips and surrounded by applied pearled silver filigree wire.
The ga'u was worn suspended from the top gadrooned tube, which shows considerable wear. The lower decoration is a stylised dorje ornament which hangs
at the bottom when worn. Common to most such ga'us this example has a copper backing plate which sits in the ga'u.
References: a similar ga'u is illustrated in Clarke, J., Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas, V&A Publications, 2004, p. 85.
Inventory no.: 516
This Item is available - Ask about this item
See 556 for another similar ga'u.
