Collection

Set of four buddhist bowls

Made:
1801-1900 in Tibet

Set of four buddhist bowls, made from human skulls with cloth fringes, Tibetan, 19th century

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20948
Materials:
bowls, bone, human skulls and fringes, cloth
type:
human remains, skull and bowl
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A20948/5
type:
human remains and cloth
Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A20948/6
type:
human remains
Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A20948/7
type:
human remains and cloth

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