Nepalese art: 26 works, 1650 – 2000, mainly helmets

Culture26 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	26
Date Range	1650 – 2000
Primary Department	Musical Instruments (16)
Most Common Form	Helmets (5)
Countries	2
Public Domain	3 works (12%)

Works by Century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Musical Instruments

Arms and Armor

Costume Institute

Forms & Classifications

Helmets

Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum

Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum

Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum

Knives

Daggers

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed

Idiophone-Concussion

Geographic Distribution

Nepal

Tibet/Nepal?

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Dagger with Sheath	Daggers	ca. 1650–1700	Nepalese
Vajracarya priest's crown	Helmets	late 17th or early 18th century	Nepalese
Vajracarya priest's crown	Helmets	18th century	Nepalese
Knife (Kukri) with Sheath	Knives	18th–19th century	Nepalese
Vajracarya priest's crown	Helmets	18th–19th century	Nepalese
Vajracarya priest's crown	Helmets	18th–19th century	Nepalese
Necklace		probably 19th century	Nepalese
Sgra-Snyan	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	19th century	Tibet/Nepal?
Wedding necklace		19th century	Nepalese
Dam Ngi	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	19th or 20th century	Nepal
Damaha	Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum	19th century	Nepal
Dholaki	Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum	19th century	Nepal
Jhyālī	Idiophone-Concussion	19th century	Nepal
Karnāl	Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone	19th century	Nepal
Narsĩngā	Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone	19th century	Nepal
Narsinga	Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone	19th century	Nepal
Śahanāī	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed	19th century	Nepal
Sgra-Snyan	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	19th century	Nepal
Tyamko	Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum	19th century	Nepal
Vajracarya priest's crown	Helmets	19th century	Nepalese
Narsiga	Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone	early 20th century	Nepal
Dhyangro	Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum	early 20th century	Nepal
Sash		20th century	Nepalese
Dholaki	Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum	early to mid-20th century	Nepal
Tyāmko	Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum	mid-20th century	Nepal
Khañjari	Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum	mid-20th century	Nepal

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access