Effigy of three-headed figure surrounded and ornamented by woven lozenges in red, yellow, and blue

Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Nyingma Buddhist version of a ritual effigy

Location
Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal

Date
1995

Creator
Lama Karma Tshering of Tshognam (b. 1951, Tetang, Mustang, Nepal)

Material
clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, chemical dyes

Dimensions
18 ½ x 12 ¼ in. (47 x 31 cm)

Photo Credit
photograph by Charles Ramble

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