A RITUAL BONE APRON, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Tibet. The belt set with five oblong plaques flanked by two trapezoidal plaques, suspending a network of stranded beads joined by square plaques at the intersections, all carved with deities, auspicious symbols, and stylized floral designs, the bottom rung carved with garuda masks.

Provenance: A private European collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, small nicks and light scratches, possibly minor losses. Fine, naturally grown, honey-brown patina. The fabric mounting is a later addition.

Weight: 1,131 g
Dimensions: 47 x 59.5 cm (the mounting)

Literature comparison For another example dated to the 17th century, in the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, see P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, cat. no. 312. For another example dated 16^th-20^th century, see P. Pal, Tibet, Tradition and Change, 1997, cat. no. 85, indicating that individual parts were replaced over time.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related ritual bone apron at Christie’s Paris in Art Africain et Océanien on 4 December 2008, lot 109, sold for EUR 7,250. Compare a related ritual bone apron, also dated 18^th-19^th century, at Christie’s New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 25 March 2004, lot 98, sold for USD 17,925.

十八至十九世紀薩滿教祭祀舞蹈用骨質圍裙
西藏。腰帶結網編制，鑲有不同形狀大小的雕刻著神靈、吉祥紋以及花卉紋的骨牌，以骨珠連接，底部的橫檔上刻有迦樓羅紋。

來源：歐洲私人收藏，建立於上世紀六十至七十年代。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、自然老化裂紋、小劃痕和輕微刻痕，有輕微缺損。細膩並自然生長的蜜褐色包漿。織物鋪墊為後來添加。

重量：1,131克
尺寸：47 x 59.5厘米(含鋪墊)

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的骨質圍裙，見巴黎佳士得Art Africain et Océanien 2008年12月4日 lot 109, 售價EUR 7,250；比較一件同樣為十八至十九世紀的儀式骨質圍裙，見紐約佳士得 Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2004年3月25日 lot 98, 售價USD 17,925。