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Lot 25
KRISHNANAND JHA (B.1938) -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KRISHNANAND JHA (B.1938)    
BIHAR
20TH CENTURY

a) Jaya
Signed 'Krishnanand Jha' (lower left), inscribed title in Devnagari (lower centre)
Pen and ink on paper pasted on board
29.5 x 21.5 in (75.1 x 55.1 cm)

b) Muladhar Chaturdal Shakini
Signed 'Krishnanand Jha' (lower left), inscribed title in Devnagari (lower centre)
Pen and ink on paper pasted on board ...

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Lot 26
JAIDEV BAGHEL (1949-2014) -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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JAIDEV BAGHEL (1949-2014)    
CHHATTISGARH
2009
Inscribed and dated 'Baghel 2009' (on the reverse of Shiva); inscribed 'Baghel' (on the reverse of left ear of Nandi) and dated '2009' (on the reverse of right ear of Nandi)
Bronze
36.25 in (92.3 cm) high

This sculpture represents Shiva on Nandi with elongated torso and limbs in a highly stylized manner, which is a characteristic feature of...

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Lot 27
HORSE AND RIDER -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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HORSE AND RIDER    
KARNATAKA/KERALA
20TH CENTURY
Wood

67.5 in (171.5 cm) wide

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector, Mumbai

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Lot 28
GROUP OF RIDERS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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GROUP OF RIDERS    
CHHATTISGARH/ODISHA
20TH CENTURY

a) Bronze
6.75 in (17.3 cm) high

b) Bronze
6.75 in (17.5 cm) high

c) Bronze
7.25 in (18.5 cm) high

(Set of three)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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Lot 29
ELEPHANT WITH RIDERS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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ELEPHANT WITH RIDERS    
KARNATAKA
20TH CENTURY
Brass
27.25 in (69.4 cm) high

This artefact was probably made as a toy for a rich or royal patron. Figures such as these may also have been placed at altars.

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Lot 30
MAISANDAYA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAISANDAYA    
KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Enamel paint on wood
45.5 in (115.6 cm) wide

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In the bhuta tradition, Maisandaya is a deity in the form of a bull, who is indigenous to the Tulu regions of Karnataka and Kerala. He is frequently worshipped by agrarian communities. Maisandaya's four legs represent purity,...

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Lot 31
NANDI WTH DECORATED HORNS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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NANDI WTH DECORATED HORNS    
MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
19TH CENTURY
Brass
12 in (30.5 cm) high

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Lot 32
MAISANDAYA BULL MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAISANDAYA BULL MASK    
KARNATAKA/KERALA
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
15.25 in (39 cm) high

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Lot 33
MAISANDAYA OR NANDIKONA BULL MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MAISANDAYA OR NANDIKONA BULL MASK    
KARNATAKA/KERALA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
23.25 in (59.2 cm) high

Maisandaya or Nandikona, represents the power and spirit of the earth and is significant in agrarian communities.

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Lot 34
NANDI UNDER SNAKE HOOD -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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NANDI UNDER SNAKE HOOD    
MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
20TH CENTURY
Brass
9.5 in (24.4 cm) high

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Lot 35
PRABHAVALI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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PRABHAVALI    
KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
34 in (86.8 cm) high

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A prabhavali forms the back of a statue and is the radiating halo that signifies divinity.

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Lot 36
BHAIRAVA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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BHAIRAVA    
MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY
Brass
29.5 in (75 cm) high

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This unusually large and powerful Bhairava is shown holding a drum, trident, begging bowl and sword. To his left is his consort Gauri and to his right is a serpent. The sun and the moon are depicted on the stele.

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Lot 37
SHIVA WITH COBRA HOOD -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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SHIVA WITH COBRA HOOD    
KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
14.25 in (36.2 cm) high

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The five-headed Cobra represents the five elements and sits atop a Maratha turban. The Maratha Empire extended over much of the southwestern subcontinent in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Lot 38
MASK OF SHIVA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MASK OF SHIVA    
KARNATAKA/ANDHRA PRADESH
18/19TH CENTURY
Bronze
15.5 in (39 cm) high

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In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Shiva manifests as Mallana, the deity of shepherds, represented by this mask.

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Lot 39
GAURI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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GAURI    
MAHARASHTRA
19TH CENTURY
Brass
9.75 in (25 cm)

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Lot 40
GAURI/DURGA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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GAURI/DURGA    
HIMACHAL PRADESH
18/19TH CENTURY
Copper Repousse
14.5 in (36.7 cm) high

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Gauri is depicted as a tree spirit with a wreath of leaves around her head. Such iconography harks back to Salabhanjika, a woman grasping the branches of a Sala tree, as seen in early Indian sculpture

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Lot 41
PARMESHWARI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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PARMESHWARI    
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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Lot 42
GANGA DEVI BHATT (B.1968) -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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GANGA DEVI BHATT (B.1968)    
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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Lot 43
WOMEN AT WORK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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WOMEN AT WORK    
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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Lot 44
MARIONETTES -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MARIONETTES    
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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