Tibetan ceremonial beaded hat and belt The belt is 58cm long

The belt is 58cm long excluding the fastening cords

A lovely example of the species and a nice group of specimens

The bones have all been wired together and this foot would have come from a complete articulated skeleton as the talus has been cut which would have been part of the articulation of the ankle

It has been well cleaned and prepared and is intact with the quadrate bones but is missing the pterygoid

Tibetan ceremonial beaded hat and belt The belt is 58cm longTibetan Nobleman's beaded ceremonial hat and belt. The colour red is auspicious in Tibetan culture. It is a sacred colour, one of the colours of the five Buddhas and the colour of the monk's garments. Red is related to life force and preservation. The hat and belt are made from intricately laid strings of red glass beadwork with blue and black strings to highlight. Cowrie shells and chips of turquoise are also incorporated into the design. The hat is