Tanka; painting on cloth of standing Buddha in saffron robe; 3 seated figures in the clouds above; animal-headed deity against flaming background in lower right and left corners with fenced in deity in-between; sewn into border of cloth with painted octagonal designs; painting height 104 cm, width 68 cm; overall height 132 cm, width 102 cm. Probably 19th century.
Donor:
Julius Heard and Mrs. Julius Heard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 27 , 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1973-1974 #60: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley) (March 1, 1974–March 5, 1974)