Tibetan Women’s Jewelry

Name: Tibetan Women’s Jewelry
Price: 250 AUD
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ISBN: 9783897907270

Lynn Levenberg

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English

Arnoldsche
01 June 2026

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design

Tibetan Women's Jewelry describes the cultural history of Central Tibet told through traditional jewellery and trade from the 17th century of the 5th Dalai Lama through the 14th Dalai Lama's 1959 exile to India.

This art book presents 10 distinctive styles of women's relic boxes (Gaus), plus headdresses, ear pendants, shoulder chatelaines, and waist ornaments. The author's fascinating interviews with the last living Lhasa noblewomen and master goldsmiths reveal the original names of pieces and how and when these beautiful treasures were worn. This innovative study establishes for the first time that jewellery styles changed with each Dalai Lama, setting an important dating precedent for all Tibetan collectibles. Meticulous research makes this the definitive scholarly publication on Tibetan jewellery.

By: Lynn Levenberg
Imprint: Arnoldsche
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 230mm,
Weight: 5.300kg
ISBN: 9783897907270
ISBN 10: 3897907275
Pages: 1072
Publication Date: 01 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Lynn Levenberg, president of Lynn Levenberg Ltd., New York (US), specializes in Tibetan, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Ladakhi, and Mongolian jewelry. Her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English litera-ture are from Columbia University (US). From 1991 to 2014, she chose and extensively researched every piece in the large Barbara & David Kipper jewelry collection. Lynn edited A World of Bracelets, the Ghysels collection, Skira Editore, Milan, 2002, and Costumes and Jewellery of Tibet by Namgyal Lhamo Taklha, the Tibet Museum, Dharamsala, 2018. Lynn Levenberg's thirty years of research on Buddhist jewelry have made her the only knowledge able expert in this field.