Tibetan nomads : environment, pastoral economy, and material culture / Schuyler Jones ; Ida Nicolaisen, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Schuyler, 1930-

Contributor:

Nicolaisen, Ida.

Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalmuseet (Denmark)--Catalogs.

Nationalmuseet (Denmark).

Nomads--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Social life and customs.

Nomads.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Manners and customs.

Ethnology--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Ethnology.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Social life and customs.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

463 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson ; Copenhagen : Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers, 1996.

Contents:

I. The land of the Tibetans

II. High altitude pastoralism and the pastoral nomad economy

III. Domestic production

IV. Craftwork, tent-making, and domestic artefacts

V. Caravan trade and transport

VI. Riding accoutrements and accessories

VII. Agricultural implements

VIII. Equipment for livestock

IX. Weapons, hunting equipment, and armour

X. Costumes and accessories

XI. Jewellery

XII. dZi beads

XIII. Other personal accessories

XIV. Tibetan Buddhist images / Schuyler Camman and Schuyler Jones

XV. Other religious objects and related materials

XVI. Musical instruments: temple and lamasery

Appendix : symbols used on Buddhist objects.

Notes:

"The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [444]-451) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Satoko Parker.

ISBN:

0500237204