Tibet: Culture and Art
Tibetan Jewelry today is an expression of deep religious traditions. Historically, most of Tibetan art and culture were established around religious themes. Today you can see the marvelous display of buddhist and other religous symbolism infused into their modern jewelry and crafts. These himalayan artisans are highly skilled craftsmen, and they have long produced large quantities of ornate and intricate silver and gold jewelry, often set with coral, turquoise and other precious stones.
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Great Information from the Web
- OfficialTibet Link
- ExoticTibet at a glance.
- Wikipedia
- Wikipedia discusses the country, its politics, culture and geography in depth.
- TibetanReligiousSymbols: Their Characters and Meaning
- This site provides a useful key for understanding TheseSymbols as represented in their arts.
- Tibet&Himalayan Art
- A marvelous and beautiful online museum devoted to Their Arts, including painting, sculpture and textiles.
- Wikipedia TibetanCulture
- A detailed look into TibetanCulture, textiles and more.
Journey through an Exotic Land of Exquisite Craftsmanship
Purple Stone
A perfect secret indulgence! Here is a superb example of TibetanJewelry at its finest. This unique necklace glistens with its sexy purple stones framed beautifully in shiningSilver. $65.00Shimmering Purplestone
Wear Serenity in CoralPearls
Stunning redcoral pearlbeads marvelouslycrafted in a serene string, interperced with tinysilver spheres. 23 inches of captivating charm. A gorgeousnecklace identical to this one sold out on QVC recently within minutes. $69.95.HandmadeCoral
Lacy OvalStone
Handcrafted with TibetanSilver, this elegantnecklace is sure to be a show stopper anywhere. Length: 17cm. $120.00Lacy Ovalstone SilverNecklace
Intricate Tibetan Silver Necklace
This eye-catching TibetanSilverNecklace truly reveals a mastery of silverworkmanship. You'll feel like a TibetanPrincess! Constructed entirely of PureTibetanSilver. 16cm. $315.00IntricateTibetan SilverNecklacehere.
8 Sacred Symbols Ring
The SacredSymbols ofTibet (also known as Eight AuspiciousSymbols) are commonly seen in many aspects of traditional Tibetanculture and BuddhistBeliefs. They are used in silverjewelry, thangka painting and rugs. The 8SacredSymbols can be used as a group or as a reminder of one specific quality on the path to enlightenment.-Dharma Wheel: represents the unity of all things
-Conch Shell: blowing the conch shell symbolizes the spoken word ofBuddha
-Lotus Flower: symbolizing the purity of trueEnlightenment
-Umbrella: symbolizes royalty and provides protection of the Buddhist Dharma
-Golden Fish: spiritual liberation
-Vase: sacred receptacle which holds hidden treasures
-Banner of Victory: victory over ignorance and death
-Endless Knot: the unity of all things through time
More Information on TibetanCharacters & Meaning here
This ring is painstakinglyhandcrafted in GlisteningSterlingSilver. $39.00
8 SacredSymbolsRing
Two Turquoise
This sumptuous TurquoiseRing is wonderfully inscribed with delicatesymbols and elaborate TibetanDesign. $55.00BeautifulTwoStone TurquoiseRing
BuddhaHand Pendant/Charm
Unique BaBao CopperPendant
Your friends will marvel at this mysterious Babao CopperPendant and everyone will ask its significance. Find the meaning of this Ba BaoSymbol here - the 8Sacred BuddhistSymbols. This lovelypendant is made by TibetanArtisans. The size is 2.4*2.4 cm. $15.00BabaoCopperPendant
Miao SilverBracelet
Related to the Hmong of Southeast Asia, the Miao people lived in central China during ancient times. Their ancestors established the Three-Miao State along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River during the Zhou Dynasty. Pushed southward by the rising tide of the Han, Miao clans became scattered and isolated from one another among the Miaolong and Wuling Mountains.Chinese MiaoJewelry. This gloriousbracelet was carefullyhandmade in Miao ethnical minorities from MiaoSilver. Width:1.4 cm. Save 38%: $20.00
FineSilver MiaoBracelet
Yak BoneBracelet - Your Choice of Styles!
Yak Bone has long been a favorite of SkilledTibetanCraftsmen. This lovelybracelet is available in five different styles as shown. EachBracelet is graced with pretty strands of handcarved bonebeads.Width:3.2 cm, Lngth: 18 cm. Please choose a style, 5 differentstyles available. $28.00
Your Choice of YakBoneBracelet
Stunning TurquoiseSterling
Everyone that sees this fine TurquoiseBracelet on your wrist will be in awe. Finelycrafted by SkilledArtisans in Turquoise&SterlingSilver, the pretty scrollwork on this sweetbracelet is absolutely captivating! 2.8cm wide. $136.00FineTurquoiseSterling SilverBracelet
The Beauty ofTurquoise and RedCoralBracelet
LuminousSterlingSilver works in consort with lustrousRedCoral and TurquoiseAccentStones to compose this striking TibetanBracelet. This is an example of TibetanCraftsmanship at its finest. 3.2cm. $ 399.00FineRedCoral andTurquoiseBracelet
LaceyTurquoise SterlingSilver Earrings
Each lace scroll in these delicateTurquoise earrings forms a little heart. The size is 1.8*2.4 cm. Save 29%. $32.00LovelySilver& TurquoiseEarrings
Dramatic Red
These captivating RedStoneEarrings are framed in GlowingSterlingSilver. 2.2*0.6cm. $22.00UniqueRedStone and SterlingSilverEarrings
DoubleStone Turquoise/Coral Prayer Box
A Gau (also spelled Ghau or Gao) is a TibetanBuddhist amulet container or praying box, usually made of metal and worn as heartfeltjewelry. As a small container used to hold and carry powerful amuletic objects, these are culturally equivalent to Latin American package amulets, African-American conjure bags or mojo hands, South American charm vials, and American wishboxes.Because they are worn as meaningfuljewelry, Gaus are made of metal and are often ornamented with semi-precious stones, but they vary enormously in style according to the taste of the designer. The one shown here is a contemporaryGau, decorated with a softturquoise surround design and several RedCoralInlays. It is made with a joiningring at one end. Can be hung as a nicependant on a cord, either alone or among other beads and charms.
6.0 *4.5cm. $185.00
DoubleStonePrayerBox
Inlaid Coral and Turquoise Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Nepalese JewelryBox. This delightful little JewelBox is sweetlyscrolled with coralturquoise accents and inlays. 3.5*4.2 cm. $115.00InlaidCoral and TurquoiseJewelBox
Dazzling DragonEarrings and More!
These remarkable DragonEarrings are sure to attract attention! They're gorgeously handcrafted in TibetanPureSterling. (The TurquoiseStones shown are not included.) 3.5 by 2.2cm $35.00Mystifying TurquoiseDragonEarrings
If the PrettyTibetanJewelry shown on my page has only whetted your appetite for more, you're invited to click on the tiger-eyeBracelet picture below to see the world of TibetanJewelry at your fingertips.
Still More Wonder
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Exquisite TibetanLeather Mirrored JewelBox
Measures 8x6x4inches, highlighted by chinese characters and phoenix and awe inspiring GoldenDragon motif. Leather-Lined interior. Constructed of durable wood. Authentic and richly detailed. $69.99
HandmadeTibetanLeatherJewelryBox With Built-In Folding Mirror
Hidden Treasure Book


Secret TreasureBox
This delight may be expressing the Chinese phrase: "duo zi duo fu," which states: "many many children, much happiness." This leatherbound secretbox holds interesting ChineseCharacters within its interior as well as your treasures. Shhhhh... No one will ever know the secrets you keep disquised in this special LeatherBook. 8"H by 7" by 3". $45.99
TibetanLeatherBound HiddenTreasure Book Style With Children Playing
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Buddha Statue
WhileBuddha Statues come in a wide variety of poses, the most common is the ThisBuddha in LotusPosition. This is a position of perfectmeditation that symbolizes balance of thought and tranquility. ManyBuddhaStatues sit on a pedestal in the form of a lotusblossom. This represents the BuddhaMind because it puts forth beautiful, immaculate flowers. BuddhaStatues offer protection and peace in one's home or garden. Place them in central areas in your home or office for daily inspiration and as an reminder of our own capacity to achieve good life. 10.5cm $798.00MeditationBuddhaStatue
Small Bodhisattva Statue
In Buddhist thought, a bodhisattva literally means "enlightenment" ('bodhi') and "being" ('sattva')" in Sanskrit. Bodhisattvas are motivated by the wish to benefit other beings and to lead them to trueenlightenment. 1.5*3.6 cm. CarefullyHandmade in TraditionalTibetanCopper. $18.00small CopperTibetan MeditationBuddha
TibetanBuddhist Ornament: Sakyamuni
ShakyamuniBuddha, the historical founder of Buddhism, was born in India approximately 2500 years ago. ShakyamuniBuddha was the son of Shuddhodana, the king of the Shakyas, a small tribe whose kingdom was located in the foothills of the Himalayas south of what is now central Nepal fifteen miles from Kapilavastu. Shakya of Shakyamuni is taken from the name of this tribe and muni translates as sage or saint. His family name was Gautama (Best Cow) and his given name was Siddhartha (Goal Achieved). This Sakyamuni Ornament was handmade inTibet from sturdycopper. Height:12cm. $125.00PeacefulTibetanCopper SakyamuniStatue
Buddha hand
Reasoning and exposition (Vitarka mudra): A gesture ofBuddha where the thumb and forefinger are brought together. This gesture can be made with either the right or left hand (usually the right), but not both. This mudra signifies an appeal to reason, or the giving of instruction. Since thisBuddha is appealing to reason, it is often interpreted as an appeal for peace. 12cm. $105.00CopperBuddhaHand
Incense Travel Altar / JourneyBox

Complete Travel Altar
HimalayanPaper LotkaBox with BuddhaFigure, scarf, mala, candle, incense and burner - everything that you could need in one handy travelling case. $29.00
Travel Altar Box
Gongs, Bells, Chimes

10" Tibetan Five Bell Dragon Gong w/ Mallet & Presentation Box

Sound is one of the most powerful influences in our daily life. Gong, bells and chimes tend to provide a gentle focus for the clearing of the mind.
One can strike a gong, following the sound with ones attention to clear mental chatter. Using the bells, gong or chimes in this way produces a sense of stillness, clarity of mind.
Gong, bells and chimes are often played for relaxation, to quiet the nerves and for stress management.
Endless Knot Chime
Tibetan Winds: Exotic Tibetan Sounds to Soothe Your Soul
OM Symbol Chime
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Irenemaria
This lens is really well done! Posted June 18, 2008 |
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deboraheb1
Beutiful Lense! What treasures ...thanks by theway for stopping by my Dophin Meditation lense. Peace Posted June 15, 2008 |
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Beautiful lens, Carrie. Posted May 02, 2008 |
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TIBETARTS
Hi, Posted April 30, 2008 |
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CrypticFragments
5 stars again Carrie, I am crazy about Tibetan and native tribal jewelry Posted April 20, 2008 |

Eye Catching BuddhaHandPendant: Size:2.5*1.2cm.















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