Himalayan Art Resources

Subject: Skeleton Imagery

Ritual Objects

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- Shri Shmashana Adhipati
- Secondary Figures: HAR #15171
- Dance Masks
- Cham Dance (Tolstoy)
- Skull Crowns
- Bone Ornaments
- Confusions
- Others...

Videos:
- Dancing Skeletons: Part 1
- Skeleton Deities: Part 2
- Skeleton Imagery Review

Study Topics:
1. Buddhist Deity:
- Sakya (Examples)
- Gelug (Examples)
- Nyingma/Revealed Treasure (HAR #15171, #53552944)
- Retinue Figures (HAR #517, #2424)
2. Dance Figures:
- Cham Dance (Sakya)
- Others
3. Cemetery Figures (generic, non-specific)

Jeff Watt 5-2025

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).