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Kubjika–Navatman

1300s

Nepal

Medium
Gilt bronze with semiprecious stones
Measurements
Overall: 29.8 x 27.2 cm (11 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.); with base: 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1984.3
Public Domain
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The smaller figure, the goddess Kubjika, is the more powerful of the pair.

Description

The tantric Hindu Goddess Kubjika sits on the bent knee of her male consort, Navatman, a form of Shiva. Tantric practitioners use the recitation of mantras, which are powerful formulas or spells, in order to achieve the favor and power of the goddess. In this sculpture, the male figure personifies the Navatman Mantra by means of which devotees can access the goddess Kubjika. Kubjika’s name translates to “the crooked one,” and she is often shown as an elderly woman with a curved back. Here, however, she is depicted as a youthful contortionist.

Kubjika–Navatman

1300s

Nepal

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