Himalayan Art Resources

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

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 99699)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Kagyu and Buddhist
Size 53x37.50cm (20.87x14.76in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
Collection Publication: Tibetan Paintings
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Animal-Feature

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

(See HAR #12161).

Tibetan Paintings by Pratapaditya Pal (list of image plates)

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Publications
Publication: Tibetan Paintings

Thematic Sets
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Masterworks (Miscellaneous)
Mahakala: Kakamukha (Raven/Crow-faced) Page