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Lama's Tantric Crown, Mongolia, late 19th century, painted with…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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Lama's Tantric Crown, Mongolia, late 19th century, painted with a single Buddha on each leaf of the Crown, this tantric Tibetan lama Crown was made of multi-ply, hand-painted paper during the late 19th or very early 20th century. Through a fabric ribbon, the Crown can be tied around the forehead & consists of five leaf-shaped segments, each segment shows a small hand painted image of one of the five Principle Buddha's. Deep embossed floral decorations surround each Buddha. The reverse has mantra's in Tibetan Script on each back section. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 47 x 15 cm
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Oriental: Zother