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2020 093 WHITE TROUSERS DAO RITUAL COAT
Coat of a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Quần Trắng (White Trousers Dao) people. Made from hand-woven cotton dyed with indigo, depicting numerous ritual symbols; embroidered with silk thread, the majority of which are dyed with natural, locally…
2020 077 THE DRAGON BRIDGE OF THE GREAT TAO
Ritual scroll painting from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. Titled “Bridge” (大道橋); painted in traditional pigments and inks, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper.
2020 076.1-4 SHAMANIC MASKS
Ritual masks from a Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. Painted with a combination of traditional local and European pigments on hand-made rice paper.
2020 075.2 & 075.4 THE MESSENGERS
Pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Red Dao people; painted in a wide colour palette of natural pigments, applied handmade mulberry-bark paper.…
2020 075.3 A BOAT ON THE LONG OCEAN VOYAGE (OR PAN HU'S FIVE BANNERS OF KNIGHTS)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “A Boat on the Long Ocean Voyage” (or…
2020 075.1 THE GODS OF THE FAST (OR OF THE KITCHEN)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “The Gods of the Fast” (or "of the…
2020 074.3 THE HIGH CONSTABLE
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting is titled "The High Constable"; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper; from a…
2020 074.2 THE FULL PANTHEON TRIBUNE
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting is titled “The Full Pantheon Tribune”; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper; from…
2020 074.1 THE MINOR HOI PHAN
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting depicts the God of the Sea and is titled "The Minor Hoi Phan"; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made…