Chab chab
A chab chab (or chab-chab)[1] is a piece of jewellery which wealthy Tibetan ladies attached to their clothes beneath the right shoulder. It consists of a brooch like main part to which various small utensils are attached with small chains. Among the utensils are found such instruments as a toothpick, a small spoon for cleaning the ears, pincers and knives for manicure. Normally the main part a chab chab is made from hammered silver, while the attachments are from cast silver and are often engraved with decorative designs; occasionally a chab chab can be made partly or completely of gold.
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- ↑ Weihreter, Hans (1988). Schmuck aus dem Himalaja (Erstveröff ed.). Graz: Akad. Druck- u. Verl.-Anst. ISBN 978-3-201-01388-8. Search this book on
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