Description:
Nepal, 18th/ 19th cent.
ca. 66 x 51 cm
The apron is consisting of a girdle of five different oblong-shaped ornaments attached to each other by triple beaded strings, the central plaque carved with Ganesha, the other four with each a figure of Sarvabuddhadakini, each ornament issuing a spray of single or double beaded strings attached to a variety of different shaped ornaments, each sculpted with a divinity or floral motif, its bottom with another four oblong ornaments and the apron fastened to a cotton skirt painted with a large demon head.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled prior to 2000 - Traces of age, losses