GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Crowns or headdresses like this example are used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals. They are worn by young men during initiation ceremonies when they are accepted as monks in a Tibetan monastery, or during ritual chanting or monastic ritual dances. The five skulls act as reminders of the transience of human life and emphasize the teaching that a Buddhist must transcend fear of death and attachment to life in order to escape the cycle of reincarnation.
Adapted from
- Label text, Anne Bromberg, 2006.
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Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
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Tibet: TGN: 7001319
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leather: AAT: 300011845
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eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
nineteenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404513
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Subject terms
Buddhism: AAT: 300073738
crowns (headdresses): AAT: 300046020
dance (discipline): AAT: 300054144
deaths: AAT: 300151836
gilt: AAT: 300379350
initiations (rites of passage): AAT: 300069180
rites of passage: AAT: 300247989
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
sacred objects: AAT: 300234190
skull (skeleton component): AAT: 300191856
Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
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PROVENANCE
By 2000: Moke Mokotoff, Asian Arts, New York [1]
2000: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
The main source for this provenance is the Committee on Collections Record, dated December 22, 2000, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
[1] See the letter from Moke Mokotoff of Asian Arts to Anne Bromberg of the Dallas Museum of Art, sent October 11, 2000.
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General Description
Crowns or headdresses like this example are used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals. They are worn by young men during initiation ceremonies when they are accepted as monks in a Tibetan monastery, or during ritual chanting or monastic ritual dances. The five skulls act as reminders of the transience of human life and emphasize the teaching that a Buddhist must transcend fear of death and attachment to life in order to escape the cycle of reincarnation.
Adapted from
- Label text, Anne Bromberg, 2006.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
Geography
Tibet: TGN: 7001319
Process/materials
leather: AAT: 300011845
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
nineteenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404513
Individuals
Subject terms
Buddhism: AAT: 300073738
crowns (headdresses): AAT: 300046020
dance (discipline): AAT: 300054144
deaths: AAT: 300151836
gilt: AAT: 300379350
initiations (rites of passage): AAT: 300069180
rites of passage: AAT: 300247989
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
sacred objects: AAT: 300234190
skull (skeleton component): AAT: 300191856
Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
By 2000: Moke Mokotoff, Asian Arts, New York [1]
2000: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
The main source for this provenance is the Committee on Collections Record, dated December 22, 2000, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
[1] See the letter from Moke Mokotoff of Asian Arts to Anne Bromberg of the Dallas Museum of Art, sent October 11, 2000.
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