Broken Tibetan quiver
A once fine example that had a bit of a rough life.
Silver overlaid Tibetan shortsword
With a rare, finely forged double hairpin blade.
Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
Tibetan nomad's whip end
An iron weight that was attached to a long leather strap.
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
Tibetan nomad's whip
Consisting of an iron weight on a long leather strap.
Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Tibetan cavalry dpa'dam
With massive blade and silk brocade decorated scabbard.
Mongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
Tibetan bowcase and quiver
Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.
Tibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
Studded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts
With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.
Jīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
Three Tibetan armor mirrors
Of domed shape with upturned rim and indigo cotton lining.
Tibetan mail shirt, helmet and mirrors
Collected by American anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein in the 1980s.
Pierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
Unusual sword from Amdo
Exhibiting an interesting blend of Chinese and Tibetan features.
Silver hilted Tibetan shortsword
Of typical form, but with an all-silver hilt that carries Chinese silver marks.
Lòukōng (鏤空)
Chinese term for openwork.
Tibetan shortsword from Ladakh
With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.
Me mda' (ཨེ་མདའ་)
Tibetan word for the matchlock musket.
Tibetan spearhead
Of slender type with a chiseled iron knot shaped bolster.
Mda‘ gdong (མད་འ་ག་དོ་ང་)
Tibetan for an open quiver that spreads the arrows out.
Pa tam (པ་ཏམ་)
Tibetan word for a sword worn at the waist.
Dpa'dam (དཔའ་དམ་)
Tibetan name for their typical dress sword.
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver
Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.
Huǒ lián bāo (火䥥包)
A traditional fire-making pouch.
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
Tibetan matchlock musket
A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.
An outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
Tibetan helmet with armor
Description
Presented in this article is a Tibetan eight-plate helmet with four inner plate
A good Tibetan sword, dpa'dam
Introduction
The dpa'dam of Tibet is a long, single edged sword usually with obliq
Tibetan shortsword with rare blade
With ce rong or "open ravines" pattern of zig-zag lines in the steel.
A rare shortsword from Eastern Tibet
Description
An interesting Tibetan shortsword with acute point.
A large Tibetan sword (dpa'dam)
Description
A large Tibetan sword or dpa'dam, representing its classic form.
A rare and early Tibetan sword
With beautiful pierced ironwork scabbard.