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

One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls, made from a human skull with cloth fringes, Tibetan, 19th century

Materials:
bone and cloth
Object Number:
A20948/1
type:
human remains , skull and bowl
One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls, made from a human skull with cloth fringes, Tibetan, 19th century

Materials:
bone and cloth
Object Number:
A20948/2
type:
human remains , skull and bowl
One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls, made from a human skull, Tibetan, 19th century

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A20948/3
type:
human remains , skull and bowl
One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls

One of four buddhist bowls, made from a human skull, Tibetan, 19th century

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A20948/4
type:
human remains , skull and bowl
Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls

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

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls, Tibetan, 19th century

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

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls, Tibetan, 19th century

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

Cloth fringing from one of the buddhist bowls made from human skulls, Tibetan, 19th century

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