Spiral Spiral

Red garment with vertical blue-and-gold stripes, fastened under left arm, hangs on rod with sleeves outstretched
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysPrecious Fabrics in the Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan: Symbols of Identity, Prestige, and Prosperity
Bhutanese Men’s Garment (Gho)
Bhutan; 1970–1980
Monumental statue depicting figure in saffron robe seated on pedestal featuring two animals and golden decoration
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysThe Mega-Sized Guru that Presides over the Hidden Land
Monumental Statue of Guru Rinpoche
Samdruptse, Namchi, Sikkim, India; 2004
Close view of polychrome butter sculpture depicting blue-skinned deity seated before nimbus of flowers and mythological creatures
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysRitual Offerings Connecting Humans and Deities
Tormas
Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China); 2006–2014
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

Sky Symbols of Divine and Cosmic Forces

Thread Crosses
Kagbeni, Mustang, Nepal; 2007
Map in color depicting riverside capital city surrounded by half-ring of mountains and satellite settlements
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

Mapping Yekhe Khüriye’s Cityscape as the “Capital City” 

Mongolian Map of Capital Yekhe Khüriye
Mongolia; 1912
Wrathful deity holds wheel decorated with five main scenes and multitude of smaller scenes and portraits
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysA Visual Explanation of Buddhist Cosmology
Wheel of Existence
Central Tibet; ca. early 20th century
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

Lenses of Modernity: Photography in Tibet and the Himalayas

Photograph of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama
Lhasa, U region, central Tibet; 1921
Monarch in billowing pink and yellow robes enthroned at center of ring of monarch portraits
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysRecognizing Rebkong’s Regional Painting Contributions
Shambhala Kings Mural
Sengge Shong Mago Monastery, Rebkong, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Qinghai Province, China); ca. 1935
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysA Mundane Craft Elevated for a Commemorative Parade
Saddle Carpet for the Yabzhi Punkhang Ceremonial Cavalry
Gyantse, Tsang region, central Tibet; 1930s
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