Headdress

Museum number:
9-21796
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.T-13 (previous number) and T-13 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It has five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Bronze (metal), Glass (material), and Turquoise (mineral)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headdresses
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
Wearing such a tiara signifies that one has attained the five wisdoms that correspond with these five Buddhas and thus has gain full enlightenment. The five Buddhas and their wisdoms are as follows:Vairocana-wisdom of ultimate realityAkshobya-mirror-like wisdomRatnasambhava-wisdom of impartialityAmitabha-wisdom of discriminationAmoghasiddhi-wisdom of accomplishment.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Headdress, accession number 9-21796, described as Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It has five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Headdress, accession number 9-21796, described as Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It has five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Headdress, accession number 9-21796, described as Headdress or tiara made to be placed on the head of a large bronze image of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It has five lobes which represent the five Buddhas.

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