Tibet: Buddhas - Gods - Saints (African, Asian & Oceanic Art S.)

Author: Algar, Maria Angela

Brand: Prestel

Edition: Bilingual

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 160

Release Date: 01-06-2001

Details: The Tibet collection, housed since 1998 in the Museum der Kulturen in Basel is the most important of its kind in Europe. Collected over a period of 30 years, it includes thangkas (scrolls for meditation), cultic sculptures, ritual and everyday items of monastic life, temple furniture and textiles, dance costumes, masks, books and musical instruments. This volume illustrates and explains a selection of the museum's finest objects, representing virtually every aspect of the Tibetan pantheon and liturgy from the 10th century to the Chinese invasion.

EAN: 9783791325033

Package Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English, German