Tibetan Chodpan Headdress

This exquisite Tibetan women's headdress, locally known as a chodpan, dates to around 1900. Such headdresses were reserved for the aristocracy and featured rare and precious materials.

The piece is embellished with amber, coral and freshwater pearls. The freshwater pearls make up the majority of the headdress. At the top sits an amber knot and a rudraksha bead, made from a dried stone or seed. The coral in the piece is said to symbolise purity.