Belt
Artist
Tibet
Location where collectedKathmandu, Nepal
MediumBone
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Sanborn Partridge
Object number1991.84.30
DescriptionBelt of Buddha figures carved from human, or lama, bones. Five sections carved with figure sitting on an animal, six small carved ovals between larger figures, each set separated by three rows of three beads. Bone clasp ends with ties of cord. Ties of three strands 23.5 and 28 cm.On View
Not on viewCollections
MELANESIA/INDONESIA
late 19th century
China
Japan
2nd-3rd century CE
Lapland