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| Title | Sgrol-dkar (The White Tara or White Savioress) |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (Tibet) |
| Date | 18th century |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G212 |
| Medium: | Paintings, Painting | Colors on sized cotton |
| Size: | 64 x 38 1/2 in. (162.56 x 97.79 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Asia, Tibet |
| Culture: | Asia, Tibet |
| Style: | 18th century |
| Physical Description: | A thanka, pigments on fabric; Tara, goddess of mercy, holds in her left hand a lotus blossom; her right hand expresses gesture of 'varada mudra' (compassion); Upper right corner is Padmasambhava with Karmavajra on his left and a llama between; three protective images are represented at the bottom. |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of funds from Ingrid Lenz and Alfred Harrison, and Donna and Cargill MacMillan Jr. |
| Accession Number: | 91.23.2 |
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| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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