Bastar Goddess Figure From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1960 Campaign Furniture replenish & deeply moisturise the

replenish & deeply moisturise the skin leaving your body and hands feeling soft and supple

Carved by hand from the region’s distinctive golden-yellow sandstone

all of which contribute to its charm

Materials: Pine with original lacquer and pigment

Practical as well as decorative

Bastar Goddess Figure From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1960 Campaign Furniture replenish & deeply moisturise theThis Indian cast brass dhokra figure is almost certainly a mother goddess from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh. Dating to the mid 20th century, the figure has a vadhi (the halo like arch over their head) denoting their divine status as a god. In Bastar culture, mother goddesses usually carry weapons and a vessel for drinking the blood of sacrificial victims. Male deities were predominantly associated with ancestor worship. This brass figure was