Headdress ornament,  Tibet

Large head ornament worn on the hair by married women in Central and Southern Tibet, attached to a big and impressive headdress. The cane structure that held these ornaments may have pre-Buddhist origins and reminds of the silver-encased hair constructions of the Kalkha Mongols, shape like horns.

Materials: silver, turquoise, and coral. The back is made of copper .

Dimensions:

Size (approx): 11 x 7,7 x 3 cm
Weight: 166 gr

Literature:

“Himalayan treasures”, Giehmann, Manfred, The Manfred Giehmann collection, 2019, p. 54
“Gold jewelry from Tibet and Nepal”, Singer, Jane Casey, Thames & Hudson, London, 1996, p. 136
“Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas”, Clarke, John, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 2004, p. 80-1
“Parures de tête ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2005, p. 122-4

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