Description
Silver ring with adjustable shank, inlaid with a cabochon shaped yak
bone. Bezel surrounding bone is set off by rows of small silver ropes
and four clusters of four silver spheres each set cross shape around
ring.
How constructed:
The silver ring is hand pounded and inlaid with a disc made of yak's
patella. The yak's bone is a substitute for "Hluma" bone of a kind of
animal said to have lived on snow capped mountains. It is said that an
ancient bracelet in the Yynuo area was also made of the bone of this
animal. The bone was ground into small discs and strung on a string.
However, this kind of bracelet is quite rare today.
Use:
Yyuno young woman or man's traditional ring. It is worn on the ring
finger.
