Lot Essay
Sets of Tsakali are frequently used in initiation ceremonies for adepts. For a further discussion of their ritual purpose, see. G. Essen and T. Thingo, Die Gotter des Himalayas, 1989, II, pp. 235-36.
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TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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A Set of Tsakali
Tibet, 19th Century
Consisting of twenty-four leaves depicting wrathful and semi-wrathful deities within red borders, each with Tibetan inscription on reverse identifying the central deity
Each approximately 5¾ x 5 in. (14.5 x 12.2 cm.) (24)
Tibet, 19th Century
Consisting of twenty-four leaves depicting wrathful and semi-wrathful deities within red borders, each with Tibetan inscription on reverse identifying the central deity
Each approximately 5¾ x 5 in. (14.5 x 12.2 cm.) (24)