Official's robe, "chuba"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 May 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1982
name: label: Collector
content: Arthur A. Leeper
label: Donor Name
content: Arthur A. Leeper
notes: label: Notes
content: ORANGE-GOLD SILK BROCADE ROBE WITH DRAGON AND CLOUD DESIGN, WITH DESIGNS OF RHINOCERUS HORN, GOLD COIN, RIGHT FACING SWASTIKA, ETC. IN GOLD. BRASS TOGGLE BUTTON ON RIGHT. LINING OF BLUE COTTON W/ MAUVE SILK BROCADE BORDER. ACCORDING TO ARTICLE BY HEINRICH HARRER (SEE CAT# 423804), THIS CHUBA IS WORN BY OFFICALS OF THE FIFTH RANK. SEE SAME CAT# FOR DESCRIPTION OF OFFICIAL'S CAP OF SAME RANK.
label: Notes
content: Note: The swastika is an old symbol in the Buddhist religion and in Tibetan culture. It is a protective device used as a blessing or "auspicious sign."
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: 358174
label: USNM Number
content: E423810-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Robe