Over 500 objects from Gandaki Province — each one a portal to the past.
A hand-woven ceremonial headdress worn by Gurung brides, encoding clan lineage and village origin in its pattern work. T…
A wooden-shaft ice axe carried during a 1969 Annapurna South Face reconnaissance. The head shows extensive wear from hig…
A hand-hammered copper flask used for serving raksi (traditional distilled spirit) at Thakali ceremonial gatherings. The…
A large ceremonial singing bowl in seven-metal alloy, used in meditation and ritual practice across the Gandaki hills.…
A carved and painted wooden mask representing Lakhey, worn during festival dances across the Kathmandu and Gandaki valle…
A hand-held prayer wheel containing a printed mantra scroll, used in daily Buddhist devotional practice among Gurung and…
A double-headed hand drum central to Nepali folk music, played at weddings, festivals, and community gatherings across t…
A densely woven blanket made from yak wool, produced in the high villages of Manang and traditionally used for both bedd…
A set of silver ceremonial jewelry including a nose ring, earrings, and necklace, worn by Thakali women on festival occa…
A hand-operated stone quern (jato) used for grinding grain in hillside households before the arrival of mechanized mills…
An early hand-annotated survey map of the Annapurna Sanctuary trekking route, used by one of the first commercial trekki…
