Figurine; brass; seated Bodhisattva with right hand on knee in vitarke mudra, left hand raised in same mudra; lotus flowers on arms; crown with jewel insets; lotus throne; Figure is of Sititara, one of the five main forms of Tara, the saviouress. Tara protects her devotees from dangers and is widely worshipped in Nepal
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Nepal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Corrosion noted inside base during 2013 inventory
Loans:
S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987)