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| Title: | Gau (portable amulet container) with votive image and carrying strap |
| Date: | 19th - early 20th century |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan, Bhutanese |
| Medium: | Gau: Silver, stone and paper; Strap: cotton warp-faced plain weave with cotton supplementary warp and weft |
| Dimensions: | container: 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 inches (10.8 × 8.3 × 4.1 cm) strap: 1 1/2 × 41 1/2 inches (3.8 × 105.4 cm) |
| Classification: | Tools/Equipment |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Ann and Donald McPhail, 2018 |
| Accession Number: | 2018-75-27a,b |
| Geography: | Made in Bhutan, Asia Made in Tibet, Asia |
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