Such work was made in the Royal workshops of Lhasa.
This item has been sold.
Length
143 cm
Head size
Length 101 mm
Width 33.5 mm
(on the flats)
Weight
368 grams
Head 290 grams
Materials
Iron, leather
Origin
Tibet
Dating
19th century
Sold
Description
A Tibetan nomad's whip. Together with slings, they were used in yak herding, keeping wolves and other wild animals at bay, and the occasional brawl.
It consists of an iron weight with a square bottom and tapering top with faceted peak and a hole for a ring. The ring is connected to a long leather strap.
This is an antique that I purchased from a Tibetan man at a flea market in Bejing 2005. Similar pieces are still used by Tibetan nomads today.
A Tibetan woman rounding up her yaks.
Golog, Qinghai, March 8, 2012.
Photographer unknown.
Currently available:
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
€3200,-
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.
€2200,-
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-
This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal…
€1800,-