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It is home to one of the United States' most extensive collections of Himalayan artifacts. [1] The museum was created by Jacques Marchais , (1887-1948) an American woman, to serve as a bridge between the West and the rich ancient and cultural traditions of Tibet and the Himalayan region . [ 2 ]
By supporting Thangka art, buyers contribute to the preservation of Tibetan culture and the livelihoods of Himalayan communities. Most old thangka have inscriptions on the back, usually the mantra of the deity depicted, but sometimes also information as to later owners, though rarely information about the original commissioner or artist ...
[3] [4] Since 1998, Jeff Watt, a Himalayan and Tibetan art scholar, has been the director and chief Curator of the HAR website. [5] [6] By 2013, the website included about 45,000 images from public and private collections; [7] [8] this number of images more than doubled by 2018, and included images from about 1000 collections and repositories. [9]
Himalayan art is an overall term for Tibetan art together with the art of Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh, Kashmir and neighbouring parts of Mongolia and China where Tibetan Buddhism is practiced. [5] Sino-Tibetan art refers to works in a Tibetan style and with Tibetan Buddhist iconography produced in either China or Tibet, often arising from patronage ...
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft). The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft).
The Pangboche Hand is an artifact from a Buddhist monastery in Pangboche, Nepal. Supporters contend that the hand is from a Yeti, a scientifically unrecognized animal purported to live in the Himalayan mountains. A finger bone from the hand was tested and the DNA shown to be human. [1]
The Jokhang Temple in Tibet. Tibetan mythology refers to the traditional as well as the religious stories that have been passed down by the Tibetan people. Tibetan mythology consists mainly of national mythology stemming from the Tibetan culture as well as religious mythology from both Tibetan Buddhism and Bön Religion.
The Indus River in the foreground and the Nanga Parbat peak, the western anchor of the Himalayas, far in the background, a little faint but towering well above the cloud layer [c] The Indus-Yarlung suture zone, shown in green, separates the Himalayas from the Tibet transhimalaya Folded layers of Himalayan rock, exposed in a cliff about 3 ...