Pumtek and other Beads of Burma: 07/01/2012

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Ancient Pyu/Tircul Tiger bead

Material: Green Chalcedony

Ancient Pyu/Tircul Double Lotus Bead

Material: Green Chalcedony

Ancient Pyu/Tircul Bird Bead

Material: Green Chalcedony

Bibliography

- Heirloom Beads of the Kachin & Naga - Barbie Campbell Cole
- Burmese Gemstone Amulets - Tan/Conway
- The Chin Hills: a history of our people - Newman
- The Pumtek Bead - The Margaretologist - Peter Francis
- Burma - Frontier Photographs - James Henry Green
- Classification & Nomenclature of Beads & Pendants - Horace C. Beck
- personal communication with Dr. James Keats
- The beads from Taxila - Horace C. Beck
- Eyes on the Past: Samon & Pyu beads in Myanmar - Moore & Tan
- Ornaments from the Past: Bead Studies After Beck - Bead Study Trust
- Hand Book on the Haka Chin Customs - W. R. HEAD
- Notes on Legends & Beads in Arunachal Pradesh, India - Stuart Blackman
- Pyu Pictorial & Essay - Allen
- Tibetan Zi Beads - Arts of Asia article - Allen
- A Bead Timeline Vol.1 - Lankton
- The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols & Motifs - Beer
- Tibetan Treasures Series - Morning Glory Publishers
- The Gzi Beads of Tibet - Tung-Kuang
- Lhasa: The Holy City - Chapman
- Magical Ancient Beads - Allen
- The Bewitching Bijou of Tibet - Chang
- Pumtek - A Series of Beads in Sacred Area Part 1 - Chen Tse An
- The History of Beads - Dubin
- Collectible Beads - Liu
- Jewellery of Tibet & The Himalayas - Clarke
- Beads of the World- Francis
- Asia's Maritime Bead Trade - Francis
- The Lakhers - Parry
- Blaze with Majestic Brilliance - An Introduction to Himalayan dZi Beads - J Wainwright
- Tibetan dZi & Other Himalayan Beads - J Wainwright Blog - 2005 to present