A progressive Tibetanaristocrat’s traditional equestrian equipment: Saddle made for Yuthok Tashi Dhondup
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2023
- handle: 10670/1.xg2ei6
- isbn: 978 1 78551 452 4
- hal: hal-03513110
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Saddle Tibet Aristocracy Social StatusSujets proches
Suits of armor Armor, Primitive Arms and armor Armour Aristocracy Fortunes Riches Affluence Distribution of wealth Socio-economic status Socioeconomic status Standing, Social Status, Social Social standing Saddle making Saddles Metalwork Specie Pattern Model Biblical cosmogony Craftsmen Artizans Craftspeople Craftspersons Weapons, Primitive Arms and armor Weaponry Aristocrats Aristocracy or (métal)Citer ce document
Donald La Rocca et al., « A progressive Tibetanaristocrat’s traditional equestrian equipment: Saddle made for Yuthok Tashi Dhondup », HAL-SHS : histoire de l'art, ID : 10670/1.xg2ei6
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Tibetan craftsmen in eastern Tibet were known for their metalwork, especially ornate saddles of pierced iron and gold demask. Arms and armor curator Donald La Rocca and Tibetan military historian Alice Travers examine a rare example where the context of its creation is known, along with the fascinating twentieth-century career of its commissioner, Yuthok Tashi Dhondup, a nobleman, military officer, governor, and soccer-team captain. Such luxury objects were important public displays of wealth and status in Tibet.