Item: Teacher (Lama) - (unidentified, male, monastic)

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 21269)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1500 - 1599
Lineages	Nyingma, Kagyu and Buddhist
Material	Metal, Mercuric Gild
Collection	Private

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Unidentified Monastic Teacher. The hat appears similar to that of the Karmapa incarnation teachers although the Karmapa hat does not have divots on the sides. Divots are a characteristic of the Tai Situ's hat. Nyingma teachers also wear a similar hat.