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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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Lot 45
SHADOW PUPPETS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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SHADOW PUPPETS    
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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Lot 46
SHADOW PUPPETS - GROUP OF HEADS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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SHADOW PUPPETS - GROUP OF HEADS    
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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Lot 47
TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA    
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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Lot 48
TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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TWO FOLIOS FROM THE RAMAYANA    
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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Lot 49
HANUMAN MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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HANUMAN MASK    
KARNATAKA
19TH CENTURY
Brass
6 in (15.3 cm) high

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Lot 50
PANJURLI -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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PANJURLI    
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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Lot 51
PANJURLI BOAR MASK -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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PANJURLI BOAR MASK    
KARNATAKA/KERALA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
10.5 in (27 cm) high

(Also refer to lots 18 and 50)

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Lot 52
MUKHALINGAM -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MUKHALINGAM    
MAHARASHTRA
20TH CENTURY
Brass
20.25 in (51.5 cm) high

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Lot 53
MUKHALINGAM OF SHIVA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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MUKHALINGAM OF SHIVA    
MAHARASHTRA/KARNATAKA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
15.25 in (39.2 cm) high

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Lot 54
TWO BHAIRAVA HEADS -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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TWO BHAIRAVA HEADS    
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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Lot 55
KIRTIMUKHA -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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KIRTIMUKHA    
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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Lot 56
VARTE -    - Living Traditions: Folk & Tribal Art
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VARTE    
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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