MONGOLIA - 18th/19th century - Lot 210

MONGOLIA - 18th/19th century A Nechung oracle hat with a wide, circular brim lined with fur and topped by a central papier-mâché cap, lacquered with the face of the furious Mahakala emerging from a yantra motif animated by nagas and smiling skulls. The whole is surmounted by a carved wooden finial depicting a kapala and a vajra. H. 48 cm. Base. Provenance: - Paul Morse, Himalayan Antiques, Ipswich - Ian Triay Collection Reference: - Himalayan Art Resources, item No. 205016

Estimate:$6,722.76

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