ETHAS 025404

Tibet tablier tantrique

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025404
Tantric dance apron
Tibet
19th century
Human bones, fibres, bells and small spherical bells
Acquired from the Berkeley Galleries in London in 1956; former collection of the ethnologist William Ohly
L'utilisation d'os humains rappelle le principe de l‘impermanence universelle.

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Human Remains

Tibetan Buddhist iconography

Buddhism spread to the Roof of the World in the 7th century and Tibetan Buddhism is deeply Tantric. As in Japan, its iconography is extremely rich and coded. It accentuates the representation of the masters and their teaching. As in the other Buddhist countries, paintings and statues are part of a consecration ritual, which incites the divinities shown in the images to come and live in them.


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