Tibetan ceremonial beaded hat and belt The bones have all been

The bones have all been wired together and this foot would have come from a complete articulated skeleton as the talus has been cut which would have been part of the articulation of the ankle

It has a nice colour and is a really tactile object

They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock

5cm in diameter

Tibetan ceremonial beaded hat and belt The bones have all beenTibetan Nobleman's beaded ceremonial hat and belt. The colour red is auspicious in Tibetan culture. It is a sacred colour, one of the colours of the five Buddhas and the colour of the monk's garments. Red is related to life force and preservation. The hat and belt are made from intricately laid strings of red glass beadwork with blue and black strings to highlight. Cowrie shells and chips of turquoise are also incorporated into the design. The hat is