Tibetan Copper Elephant Beer Warmer

Authors

St. Cloud State University

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Description

Made of copper and brass and in the form of an elephant, the piece is caparisonned with a dragon-engraved brass blanket and carrying on its back a covered bisected pouring vessel. The two halves are inserted on either side of a covered heating chimney, presumably a flame heats water in the elephant’s body to keep the beverage hot. Reputedly for the traditional Tibetan drink, Chhaang.

Date: Late 19th century / Early 20th century

Dimensions (in inches): 11.75 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 5.75 (D)

Publication Date

1900

Keywords

William Lindgren, Tibet, beer warmer, St. Cloud State University

Comments

Part of the William M. Lindgren Asian Art Collection housed in the St. Cloud State University Archives. Item 2050

Recommended Citation

St. Cloud State University, "Tibetan Copper Elephant Beer Warmer" (1900). Lindgren 3D Objects. 37.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wlindgren_3D/37