Charm Box "Gavo"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Oct 1888
name: label: Donor Name
content: William W. Rockhill
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Worn around the neck, contains all sorts of charms." From late 19th or early 20th century exhibit label with card: "Charm box (gawo) - Oblong silver box; architectural, the motive [motif] being a shrine; upper portion, the outlines of the Pathan dome. The central open space follows the outline, the lower square portion is filled with a lattice having square reticulations. Behind the lattice is a picture of a god [Buddha]. The border bears heavily chased arabesques involving dragons and the "eight signs of good luck." On either side is a tube through which the cord passes by which the box is worn around the neck. The back is closed by a slide. Measurements, 4 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches. Lhasa, Tibet. Collected by W. W. Rockhill. In thse gawo are carried charms against various accidents. The workmanship is excellent and shows Chinese influence."
label: Notes
content: Contents of charm box, as of 2009, per Wen-shing Chou: hand painted image of Buddha on canvas; peacock feathers; large piece of wool?; red painted Sanscrit mantras on square of cotton cloth, written in Tibetan characters.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Lhasa, 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: 021261
label: USNM Number
content: E130391-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Box