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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA. – 1990
Sacred women have been portrayed throughout the history of India and Southeast Asia. Some were depicted as consorts to the Hindu gods and regarded as the necessary force that activates male energy. Other images arose out of local fertility cults and represented uncontrolled feminine energy that could be terrifying in aspect. The calmer Buddhist…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Art Education, Art History
