Yakmelk pot uit de Himalaya bark Pa Hsien or Eight Immortals

Pa Hsien or Eight Immortals are lucky symbols from Taoist Chinese mythology

Dimensions: 53 cm x 32 cm

which farmers could easily carry around

Material: deer parchment

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Yakmelk pot uit de Himalaya bark Pa Hsien or Eight ImmortalsDimensions: height 11. 5 cm, diameter 12. 5 cm. In Nepal and Tibet, especially in the high mountains of the Himalayas, farmers stored milk and butter in wooden jars called yak butter pots or jars. Wooden jars with a raised rim, a relatively small opening and a lid were ideal for storing yak milk or butter. In addition, the jars were used for collecting milk during yak milking or for churning butter. There are many different types and sizes of yak