DepartmentAsia

Ga’u (portable altar or amulet box)

NameCharm box (Gau)

CultureTibetan

Date19th century

(not assigned)Tibet, Asia

MediumSilver, brass, turquoise

Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 7/16 in. (7 × 7 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dorothy Brett, A.1960.12.1ab

Object numberA.1960.12.1ab

Collections

Beadwork

DescriptionSilver, brass, turq. sets, sheet metal bttm. Design of top, a sq. set over another so that there are 8 corners. Cent. pattern framed by turquoise paving, mostly exidized. Basis of 8 pointed star. Repair: dissolved exce. sealing wax in damagedcorner, glued in sets brass pc. w/Elmer,missing set not replac.