Tibet
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of 333 objects from Tibet, which date from 1877 to 2003. This collection includes Buddhist figures and images, printed prayers, offering utensils, amulets, rosaries, prayer wheels, items of costume and musical instruments. It also contains amulets, jewellery, votive prayer stones and books and manuscripts. The majority of objects were acquired from the Scottish-born missionaries John Innes Wright and a Rev. Thomson. Religious and ritual items are best represented, but there are also some secular objects. Among the latter are a complete woman’s costume, turquoise jewellery and snuff, tobacco and betel paraphernalia. There are also lamps, weapons, maps, food preparation utensils and food, including a preserved sample of cheese dating back to 1897. The collection further contains a selection of lamas’ robes and a headdress worn by a member of the Yellow Cap sect of Buddhism. Tibet is a high mountain plateau in Central Asia, between the Himalaya Mountain Range to the south and the Kunlun Mountains to the north and west. Its most famous peak, Mount Everest, lies on its border with Nepal.
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