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A NECROMANCER’S BONE RITUAL
ENSEMBLE
First half of the 20th century
Comprising: an apron, a pair of armlets,
one of bracelets, two necklaces, a pair of
earrings, two necklaces, one carved as a
wheel, and a tall velvet headdress mounted
with five skulls surmounted by flames and
with vajra-shaped finial, the apron and
jewellery all composed of pierced and carved
plaques representing wrathful deities and
their assembly, strung together with beads.
The girdle: 106cm (41 3/4in) long; largest
leaf: 17cm (6 5/8in) high (9).

£4,000 - 6,000
HK$40,000 - 60,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000
Provenance
acquired in Nepal in the 1960s.

Illustrated: F. Maraini e A. Barletti, Tibet
e Paesi Himalayani - Immagini Oggetti
Testimonianze, Firenze, 1991, p.33.

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TWO CORAL, TURQUOISE AND
CHALCEDONY-INSET RITUAL
HEADDRESSES
Nepal, first half of the 20th century
The first modelled as a cap, adorned with
a copper-alloy plaque and sewn all around
with rows of turquoise, coral and large
chalcedony agate beads; the second of
composite form, with a central padded red
felt structure also embellished with turquoise,
chalcedony and shells, flanked by two wings
of braided wool and horse hair. The first:
24cm (9 1/2in) wide (2).

£1,000 - 2,000
HK$10,000 - 20,000
CNY8,800 - 18,000

Provenance
116 acquired in Nepal in the 1960s.

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