Part of altar set: Triptych mirror altar,"havtastai toli"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 25 Mar 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 8 Jul 2002
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. J. D. Rogers
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: (1 of 2) Altar is a three-panel fold out mirror with wooden frame. Painted red on the outer rim and orange on the inner rim, and hand painted with puffy paint in blue and white lines. Graphite pencil lines are visible throughout. Two smaller panels, painted to match, are attached with hinges on both sides of the altar. (2 of 2) Matching wooden ornament, flat on the bottom, and scalloped cloud shape on top. This ornament would be secured to the top of the altar with a nail. This altar goes with the two frames (catalog numbers E432914 and E432915) which would flank the altar. According to the Video Footage, Tape 4, 7/10/02 the altar is placed opposite the door. Items for Buddhist worship are put on display in front while incense is stored in drawers below.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Dec 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Ulaanbaatar, Central Province, Mongolia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mongolian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2029642
label: USNM Number
content: E432916-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Altar
physicalDescription: label: Length - Top Piece
content: 29.5 cm
label: Width - Top Piece
content: 9.5 cm
label: Length - Altar
content: 76.5 cm
label: Width - Altar
content: 58 cm