A necromancer's bone ritual ensemble
First half of the 20th century Comprising: an apron, a pair of armlets, one of bracelets, two necklaces, a pair of earrings, two necklaces, one carved as a wheel, and a tall velvet headdress mounted with five skulls surmounted by flames and with vajra-shaped finial, the apron and jewellery all composed of pierced and carved plaques representing wrathful deities and their assembly, strung together with beads. The girdle: 106cm (41 3/4in) long; largest leaf: 17cm (6 5/8in) high (9).
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Provenance: acquired in Nepal in the 1960s.Illustrated: F. Maraini e A. Barletti, Tibet e Paesi Himalayani - Immagini Oggetti Testimonianze, Firenze, 1991, p.33.