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Offering Tangka of Protector Deity Palden Remati
Palden Remati, a form of the female protector Lhamo, is depicted entirely with symbols: a club, a halo of flames, and a blood-filled skull cup (that of a child born from an incestuous union, the kind of skull considered to have the greatest powers). In rituals, deities are invoked through words and with utensils. A tangka such as this one suggests similar beliefs.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Palden Dorje, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, September 1995, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
China
(Place of Origin)
Tibet (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 41 x W: 26 3/4 in. (104.1 x 67.9 cm); Framed H: 41 1/4 × W: 27 1/4 in. (104.78 × 69.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2022
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
35.333