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Comb made from a single piece of wood, carved handles, bound with string made from twisted vegetable fibre.

Made from whale teeth (32 spikes) strung together with plaited vegetable fibre.

Wooden bowman's shield, decorated with carvings of 'grotesque' human faces, in white and brown paint.

Wooden board, carved in relief and painted in red and black, motif: scroll patterns and stylised human heads.

One of six shallow boxes. This one is square and set with clusters of tiny turquoise stones. Described as one of the 'Charm Boxes' on list in Museum Report 1931-32. Original tie-on label describes them as 'Talisman' boxes for holding magic promise.

Gilded bronze statuette, monk with a shaven head, seated on a lotus base. Inscription on back.

Reliquary, in the form of a model of a chorten (Mchordten) in brass and set with precious stones, with small figures of the seated Buddha facing the four directions. Collected during the Lhasa Expedition 1903/4. According to correspondence (includes…

Clay relief of Tibetan/Buddhist deity (The God of Destruction) with raised sword, within a hinged copper case.

Wax impressions of nine Buddhas contained in hinged copper case, the wax is painted so that the sky is blue, the earth is green and the Buddha images are red.

Ear-ring, hoop and pendant. Pendant made up of turquoise stones capped in gold, separated by pearl, with a coral bead capped with gold at the base.