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TIBET, LADAKH, 19TH CENTURY
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A ritual headdress, perak
Tibet, Ladakh, 19th Century
In the shape of a hat with arched flap, richly applied overall with turquoise, coral, mother-of-pearl, wood, and various stone beads, centered by a silver roundel inset with turquoise, the flap terminating with a silver openwork medallion with attached miniature bells
12 in. (30.4 cm.) wide
Tibet, Ladakh, 19th Century
In the shape of a hat with arched flap, richly applied overall with turquoise, coral, mother-of-pearl, wood, and various stone beads, centered by a silver roundel inset with turquoise, the flap terminating with a silver openwork medallion with attached miniature bells
12 in. (30.4 cm.) wide