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tjanting
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tjanting

late 19th-mid 20th Century

This copper bowl is called a tjanting or canting. It is made of a bamboo handle with a small metal cup and a thin spout, out of which the wax seeps. It is used to apply wax freehand to fabric as a re...

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thangka
Textile

thangka

mid 19th-early 20th Century

A painted thangka panel bordered in red/gold and yellow/gold silk brocade and inset into a brown and gold silk brocade hanging, with white cotton edging. The silk brocade designs include Buddhist sym...

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