Title

Amulet Container

Caption

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920. Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder. The central opening reveals a stamped plaque in the form of the ‘Twenty-One Taras' a group of female deities who offer protection from various misfortunes. The front is decorated on each side with the ‘Eight Auspicious Emblems of Buddhism’ within scrollwork. Silver, gilded silver, copper and painted clay Tibet (Lhasa)

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A11_021

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,5Mb (5,9Mb) / 11,7in x 17,5in / 3504 x 5235 (300dpi)

Keywords

20th Century Amulet Container Containment Ga'u Men Male Fashion Shrine-shaped Amulet Container Strap Strapped Stamped Plaque Twenty-One Taras Deities Protection Protective Eight Auspicious Emblems of Buddhism Buddhism Buddhist Religious Religion Religious Art Scroll Silver Silvery Gilded Gilded Silver Copper Painted Paint Clay Tibet Tibetan Lhasa 20th Century