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Source Description
Palden Remati, a form of the female protector Lhamo, is depicted entirely with symbols: a club, a halo of flames, and a blood-filled skull cup (that of a child born from an incestuous union, the kind of skull considered to have the greatest powers). In rituals, deities are invoked through words and with utensils. A tangka such as this one suggests similar beliefs.
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Document identity
localId
1092
label
Offering Tangka of Protector Deity Palden Remati
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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1092
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Offering Tangka of Protector Deity Palden Remati
description
Palden Remati, a form of the female protector Lhamo, is depicted entirely with symbols: a club, a halo of flames, and a blood-filled skull cup (that of a child born from an incestuous union, the kind of skull considered to have the greatest powers). In rituals, deities are invoked through words and with utensils. A tangka such as this one suggests similar beliefs.
provenance
Palden Dorje, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, September 1995, by purchase.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
tangkas
tankas
thangkas
thankas
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
104.1
height
67.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 41 x W: 26 3/4 in. (104.1 x 67.9 cm); Framed H: 41 1/4 × W: 27 1/4 in. (104.78 × 69.22 cm)
Source extras
med
embroidery on silk
creator_ids
6868
6238
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INT
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exhibition_ids
2071
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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