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Worksheet: McMullen Museum 1 Cristina Ramirez Professor Cole HIST1077 | Globalization 1 OCE 2: McMullen Museum Answer three (3) out of the following five (5) questions: 1. Find “Tara, as a Great Yogini, After the set of paintings ‘Twenty-seven Tantric Deities” designed by Situ Panchen (Kham region, eastern Tibet, 19 th century). What animal is depicted in the bottom right of the painting? a. An elephant 2. Find “Red Avalokiteschvara or Bunga Dya” (Nepal, dated by inscription, 1818). What is around the deity’s neck? a. A gold embellished necklace, a snake, and a squirrel 3. Find “White Tara” (Tibet, 18 th century). What surrounds the central figure? What do you think this motif represents? a. Several smaller versions of the same central image/central deity of “White Tara”. These are better known as tantric deities. The tantric deities symbolize feminine

Worksheet for Option One : Jesuit manuscript with description of chocolate 2 power. b. She is on what the Museum’s Looking Guide said is called the Lotus Throne, which symbolizes purity and enlightenment. Answer one (2) out of the following two (3) questions: 1. Find “Medical Painting on Prophylactics, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Principles, Illustration to the Medical Treatise The Blue Beryl, Chapters 23-28” (Central Tibet, 19th century). What can you learn about Tibetan medical practices from this source? Answer in 1 – 2 sentences. a. One can learn what some of the Tibetan medical practices involved, and what elements were incorporated. For instance, there are many animals depicted in the art. The medical treatment seems to also revolve around spiritual beliefs as opposed to “tried-and-true” knowledge. 2. Find a painting in which the central figure adopts the hand gesture for granting wishes and blessings. Provide the title of the painting, the location, the date, and a brief description. What blessing or wish do you think the central figure is granting? a. According to the Gestures sign, the hand gesture for granting wishes and blessings is illustrated when the right hand is extended in a giving gesture. b. Title, Location, Date: Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears Eastern Tibet; 19th century i. Brief Description: This picture depicts Tara—Tibet’s most beloved buddha —who represents a more peaceful and compassionate depiction of female power. c. The picture illustrates Tara’s Eight Fears: the lion of arrogance, elephant of

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