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PARMESHWARI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Enamel paint on wood
82.5 in (209.6 cm) high

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The cult of Bhagawati or Parmeshwari is extremely popular in the Tulu Nadu region of Kerala and Karnataka. Here she is represented as a giver of fertility and abundance, worshipped for good harvests and children.

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GANGA DEVI BHATT (B.1968) -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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a) Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Acrylic and gouache on paper
10.5 x 14.5 in (27 x 36.8 cm)

b) Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Acrylic and gouache on paper
10.5 x 14.5 in (27 x 36.8 cm)

c) Signed in Devnagari (lower right)
Acrylic and gouache on paper
10.5 x 14.5 in (27 x 36.8 cm)

d) Signed in Devnagari (lower right)...

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WOMEN AT WORK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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CHHATTISGARH/ODISHA
20TH CENTURY

a) Bronze
5.75 in (14.8 cm) high

b) Bronze
7 in (17.8 cm) high

c) Bronze
5.75 in (14.7 cm) high

d) Bronze
5.5 in (14.2 cm) high

(Set of four)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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MARIONETTES -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA
20TH CENTURY
Enamel paint on wood
a) 39 in (99.2 cm) high
b) 39.25 in (99.5 cm) high

(Set of two)

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SHADOW PUPPETS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY
a) Natural pigment on leather
51 in (129.5 cm) high

b) Natural pigment on leather
46.5 in (118 cm) high

c) Natural pigment on leather
47.75 in (121 cm) high

d) Natural pigment on leather
44.5 in (113 cm) high

e) Natural pigment on leather
54.5 in (138.4 cm) high

f)...

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SHADOW PUPPETS - GROUP OF HEADS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY

a) Natural pigment on leather
29.5 in (74 cm) high

b) Natural pigment on leather
19.25 in (49 cm) high

c) Natural pigment on leather
12 in (30.6 cm) high

d) Natural pigment on leather
9.75 in (25 cm) high

e) Natural pigment on leather
15.5 in (39.7 cm) high

f)...

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TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA/ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY

a) Rama and Laxmana attended by monkeys
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.5 x 16 in (32.5 x 40.8 cm)

B) Jambavana and others showing precious objects to Rama
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.7 x 16 in (32.6 x 41.1 cm)

(Set of two)
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TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA/ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY

a) Rama and Laxmana encounter Jatayu
Natural pigment on paper pasted on hand madepaper
12.75 x 16 in (32.5 x 40.7 cm)

b) Left: Rama, Laxmana and Sita; Right: Rama consoles a blind man
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.5 x 16 in (32 x 40.6 cm)

(Set of two)
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HANUMAN MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA
19TH CENTURY
Brass
6 in (15.3 cm) high

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PANJURLI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Bronze
15 in (38.2 cm) high

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In the Bhuta and Theyyam traditions, Panjurli masks were made to invoke the spirit of the boar. Panjurli is believed to inhabit the forests.
(Also refer to lots 18 and 51)

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PANJURLI BOAR MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA/KERALA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
10.5 in (27 cm) high

(Also refer to lots 18 and 50)

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MUKHALINGAM -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA
20TH CENTURY
Brass
20.25 in (51.5 cm) high

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MUKHALINGAM OF SHIVA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
15.25 in (39.2 cm) high

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TWO BHAIRAVA HEADS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY
a) Brass
10 in (25.5 cm) high

b) Brass
8.75 in (22.6 cm) high

(Set of two)

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Bhairava, a ferocious form of Shiva, guards the periphery of the village and protects its inhabitants. These masks were probably carried in processions.

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KIRTIMUKHA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KERALA
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
19.5 in (49.5 cm) high

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A Kirtimukha is situated at the center of an arched entrance, and is a mythical animal who wards off evil.

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VARTE -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA/KERALA
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
24.25 in (61.7 cm) high

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Varte is a fertility goddess belonging to the Bhuta cult. In this image she holds a sword in her right hand and a bowl in her left. Around her neck she wears the Tali, a symbol of marriage

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BOBBARAYA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KARNATAKA
19/20TH CENTURY
Enamel paint on wood
47.75 in (121 cm) high

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Bobbaraya is a benevolent Bhuta spirit.

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GARUDA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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TAMIL NADU
20TH CENTURY
Brass sheet on wood
43.25 in (110 cm) high

This lot has detachable wings

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RAMA AND LAXMANA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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ODISHA
20TH CENTURY

a) Paint on cloth and wood
25.75 in (65.5 cm) high

b) Paint on cloth and wood
24 in (61 cm) high

(Set of two)

Rama and Laxmana were popular iconographies in an area dominated by the Jagannath cult. The area was later assimilated by the mainstream Vaishnava sect. These masks were most likely used in the...

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PAIR OF YALI PALANQUIN FINIALS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY

a) Brass
14.5 in (37.2 cm) wide

b) Brass
14.25 in (36.5 cm) wide

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

Finials on the ends of palanquin poles were placed to ward off evil.

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