As my previous request was so successfully answered. I am now after a Tibetan gold plated charm for a builder. He is my local pub landlord at night ( I now have a barrel) but a builder during the day. He laid down a challenge at our last 'Bling Fling' that I couldn't come up with an earring for him. 

Any ideas on where to purchase would be most gratefully received. Buddha locket, gau prayer boxes.

I couldn't believe my luck. Loved the mantra rings too, might have to come back for those for his wife. Now if I can just find a turquoise malas or coral bracelet. Check out eyongs.com .

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According to different materials, Thanka falls into two categories. One is made of silk and is called gos-thang; the other is achieved with pigment and is called bris-thang. Gos-thang can be divided into five sub-classes: gos-thang with embroidered portrait(s), gos-thang with silk surface, gos-thang made up of pasted silks, gos-thang woven by hands and gos-thang printed with moulding board. Bris-thang can be divided into five sub-classes: tsho-thang (background is multicolor), gser-thang (background is yellow), mtshal-thang (background is vermilion), he-thang (background is black) and dpar-thang (by method same as that of water printed). The subject matters of Thanka are much diversified, including religious themes, social history and life custom, and even astronomy, calendar and traditional Tibetan medicine.