# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DH8rh80OGn9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29170146-rubinmuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a178ee4ddc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-02T14:50:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

Who is the Mountain God, Kula Kari? ⛰️

The Rubin’s Senior Curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny (rubinmuseum) and Smarthistory’s Dr. Beth Harris (smarthistory_official) introduce us to the Mountain God Kula Khari, whose fierce power is on display in this 19th-century sculpture. A local protector god, Kula Khari occupies a mountain in Lhodrak, south of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and near the border with Bhutan.

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The Rubin Museum of Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an ‘up-close’ look at select objects from the Rubin’s preeminent collection of Himalayan art in #HimalayanArtUpClose. Keep following us for more SmartHistory and Himalayan Art features!

#HimalayanArt #MuseumCollection #RubinMuseum #RubinGlobal

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himalayanartupclose, rubinmuseum, rubinglobal, himalayanart, museumcollection

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