[Mb-civic] Anyone in NYC check this out.

[Barbara Siomos]

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From: Tenzin Dorjee
Sent: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:34:49 -0700
To: sft-region2 at lists.riseup.net
Subject: [sft-sector2] Tibetan Arms & Armor Exhibit at the Met

*Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet
an Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (*1000 Fifth Avenue, New York)
April 5, 2006-July 2, 2006
Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor

This exhibition is the first comprehensive study of armor, weapons, and 
equestrian equipment from the Tibetan plateau, a subject that has 
remained virtually unexplored until now. Many rare or previously unknown 
examples of helmets, body armor, swords, horse armor, saddles, and 
stirrups are exhibited and published here for the first time. Dating 
from the 13th to the 20th century, these objects include some of the 
finest examples of Himalayan ironwork embellished with gold and silver 
and extremely rare decorated leatherwork.

Visit the online Met Store for related publications, reproductions, and 
other products.

The exhibition is made possible by The Brine Family Charitable Trust.

The exhibition catalogue is made possible by The Carl Otto von Kienbusch 
Memorial Fund and the Grancsay Fund.
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