Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Kakamukha (Raven-faced)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 73895)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Size 66.68x48.56cm (26.25x19.12in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection John and Berthe Ford
Catalogue # Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Animal-Feature

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet (list of image plates)


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