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FigureEe88

Seated figure in lalitasana position with right leg pendant; left hand in vitarka mudra, right hand resting palm outward on right knee. Flower projections from both shoulders: wears elaborate headdress. Jewellery and garments marked by incision and casting. Red residue in headpiece, on face, necklace, and waist girth. Projection left from casting process from sole of foot on the left.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal and paint
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEe91

Female standing on a lotus base. Head circled by a nimbus of flames. Lotus on shoulder at right is grasped in that hand, which rests on her gracefully swaying hip. Arm on the left bent at elbow, palm out, index finger to thumb. Some signs of wear from worship. Sealed; chiseled vajra design on base plate.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal and copper metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEe85

Female seated on lotus base in lalitasana position. Hand gesture is dharmachakra mudra. Figure has headpiece: elaborate jewelry on ears, arms, and around neck depicted in raised relief by casting. Flower projections from each shoulder. Pendant leg resting on flower pad projecting from from unsealed base. Beneath right leg on base is a small bronze patch.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueEe87

A metalwork figure in low relief seated cross-legged with the hands together in a prayer position. Projections from either sides, perhaps additional arms or flowers. Figure is wearing a headdress. Backed with copper sheet having an incised four-pointed floral-like pattern at the centre. Polychrome cord attached by a wire loop through a hole in the back at the top.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
brass metal, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellEe86

Bronze bell with a handle composed of two figures standing back to back: one is human, the other simian in facial characteristics--both have hands folded, palms together, in front of their bodies. Leaf motifs and geometric incising on bell dome. Free-swinging bronze bead and chain within form clapper.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureEe84

Male figure seated cross-legged on a lotus base; hands positioned in lap, right in left, palms upward holding an urn. Figure wears jewels and an elaborate headdress delineated by incising and casting.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.8

Padmasambhava. Black ink outline of three dieties, one larger and sitting above the other two, with landscape and sky behind. Diety with multiple arms and faces in lower left corner standing on figures, the other standing in lower right corner with archway behind. Round red ink design in right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.7

Avalokitesvara. Black ink outline of multi-armed diety, sitting cross-legged, center arms holding oval object, right side holding flowers, and left side holding string of beads. Clouds around upper half, flowers and leaves below. Round red floral design at lower right corner.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.6

Black ink prayer banner with Buddhist symbols. Bottom border is wide. Raw edges. Round red floral design on bottom right.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.5

Black ink tortoise with yin yang symbol. Black square background.

Culture
Himalayas
Made in
Thangboche Monastery, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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