Secular ceremonial headdress, incorporating human skull, Nepalese, 18th or 19th century
Human bones, such as the ones featured in this headdress, are used in rituals in some religious traditions to help people understand that death is not something to be feared. This is a Buddhist headdress, which was probably used in a religious ceremony.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A22073
- Materials:
- cap, bone, human skull, band, cloth and band, coral
- Measurements:
-
with pendants: height 340 mm
length 190 mm
width 140 mm
- type:
- human remains and headdress
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
