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Cloth tube, predominately red in colour with a hook pendant at each end. The entire length of the tube is decorated with coral and turquoise beads as well as beads of other materials. lenghts of small white / translucent beads threaded in bands decorate the middle section of the tube. This object may have formed part of the headdress of a woman from Gyantse.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
