| Object Number | A1121 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet |
| Period | 14th Century | 15th Century |
| Date Made | 14th - 15th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Copper |
| Iconography | Machig Labdron | Drum? | Timbrel | Skull | Offerings |
| Description | Statuette of Machik Lapkyi Dronma also known as Machig Labdron. Machig Labdrön (1055-1149) is the best known female Buddhist teacher in Tibet. Her influential meditation practice focused on visualizing death. Here, she wears ornaments made of bones, which relate to this meditation tradition. She also holds a drum, timbrels, and skull full of offerings. |
| Height | 11.4 cm |
| Length | 7.8 cm |
| Width | 6.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
| Other Number | Getz 179 - Other Number |
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