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Parrot-Headed Dancing Dakini, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card18th-19th century

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Vertical Tibetan-style painting of a dark blue, multi-headed wrathful deity surrounded by coral and crimson flames, with skull jewelry and gold background
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Parrot-Headed Dancing Dakini, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card
Place Made
Tibet
Date Made
18th-19th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (13.97 x 10.80 cm); Image: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Janet and Jeff Rockwell
Accession Number
M.88.59.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.