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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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FigureEe4.34

Male figure standing on a square base. Hair in forelock. Wears wrapped robe tied under right arm and around waist. Arms extended in front of body. Sleeves crumpled; vertical holes through sleeves; no hands. Knee-high boots.

Culture
Tibetan
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.15

Woodblock print with a black outline of a figure (Mahāsiddha Tilopa) sitting cross-legged, with landscape and sky behind. The right hand is holding a fish, and two fish are also below.

Culture
Tibetan
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woodblock PrintN4.14

Woodblock print with black outline of a deity sitting cross-legged, with chart at center.

Culture
Tibetan
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.13

Woodblock print of calendrical mandala, in black ink on thin paper.

Culture
Tibetan
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PrintN4.12

Woodblock print of Buddhist Jataka tales. The Buddha Shakyamuni is depicted at different stages in his life with the respective Mudrās: Dhyāna (meditation), Bhūmisparśa (touching earth as his witness when he reached enlightenment), and Dharmacakra (teaching the Buddhist doctrine), and his passing (Paranirvāṇa Stūpa).

Culture
Tibetan
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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