Chitipati Couple Guardians white metal vertebrae bead strand What was traditionally called Jade

What was traditionally called Jade is in fact two separate and distinct minerals: Jadite and Nephrite

Mask used to protect village from bush spirits

ranging from dense white in color through tones of yellow

Bamboo Beaded Curtain Hand Painted-Lakshmi

Chitipati Couple Guardians white metal vertebrae bead strand What was traditionally called JadeChitipati Couple Guardians Male figure : 18" tall x 4 1 4" wide, Female figure : 18 1 2" tall x 4 1 2" wide Mid 20th century from Nepal Sold as a pair Hand hammered brass with fine attention to detail. Chitipati are Protector Deities in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of India. The Chitipati are formed by two Skeletal Deities, one male and the other female, both dancing wildly with their limbs intertwined. In many images, they dance inside a