Thangka

93-24-7

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 93-24-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Canvas | Cotton
Iconography Tara | Samaya Yogini
Inscription Language Tibetan Language
Description

Green Tara, Samaya Yogini, with one face and eight arms surrounded by the Twenty-one Taras sitting on a lotus. Among its arms and legs are human heads. Deity surrounded by red and orange circular background. At the bottom eight sitting figures with blue circular background and three with white background. Top center is pink, sitting figure and on each side of it are four sitting figures. Green, yellow and brown border with dragon motif in silver. Inscription on the back.

Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Miller, 1993

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