Applique Picture "Thimbu"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 31 Oct 1966
name: label: Donor Name
content: Elizabeth B. Willis
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "On a white cotton backing has been produced a scenic picture by pasting on various colored silks in the symbolic forms to represent ideas. Made by Lhasa craftsman refugee in Kalimpong, West Bengal. A green figure of a horse "ta cho rimpoche" with brocaded blanket, on top of which is symbolic figure of "nobu" for long life and riches. Horse also for good luck."
label: Notes
content: This appears to be a depiction of windhorse/wind horse (rlung rta or lung ta), with three flaming jewels on its back. Windhorse is often used on Tibetan prayer flags.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tibet, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 255963
label: USNM Number
content: E406067-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Picture