Bone Ornament
Tibet 18th Century
A segment of a larger piece and she is clearly one of the
attendants of the main deity, possibly Cakrasamvara her
association with Cakrasamvara is strengthened by some of
the attributes she holds, such as the double headed drum
(damaru) and the staff (danda). Both these attributes are
associated with Shiva and when Cakrasamvara displayed his
mastery over Shiva he “collected” all of Shiva’s
subsidiary deities.