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Tibetan spearhead

Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.

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Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

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Three Tibetan armor mirrors

Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.

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Tibetan dpa'dam or backsword

A fine eastern Tibetan example with silver braided scabbard mounts.

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A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)

Description A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.

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Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

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A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet

Description An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.

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Unusual sword from Amdo

Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.

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A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam

Introduction The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged swor

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Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword

Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.

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Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

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Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh

With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.

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Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

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Tibetan helmet with armor

Description Presented in this article is a Tibetan eight-plate helmet w

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Tibetan shortsword with rare blade

With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.

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Tibetan matchlock musket

A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.

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Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger

Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.

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Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors

Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.

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Early lacquered quiver

It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

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Tibetan oracle crown skull

A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.

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Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

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Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

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Jīnchuān shortsword

Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.

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A rare and early Tibetan sword

With beautiful pierced ironwork scabbard.

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An outstanding Tibetan sword

A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.

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Pierced iron saddle

Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.

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A rare Jinchuan sword

A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.

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Tibetan bowcase & quiver

A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.

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