Old Painted Yali Lion From Orissa - Ca 1920 Material - Terracotta Beautifully woven with a robust

Beautifully woven with a robust structure

Wood is very scarce in the desert and the resourceful tribes people of this area made these boxes from sticks harvested from the Kair tree - Capparis decidua

Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter

This stone statue is mounted on a modern black granite stand and Varaha is seen in his classic heroic pose with his head facing upwards to the right with celestials hovering above

This particular one however

Old Painted Yali Lion From Orissa - Ca 1920 Material - Terracotta Beautifully woven with a robustThis beautifully painted vintage yali figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Yali were mythical Hindu animals who acted as guardians. Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this are painted onto cloth laminated on wood. A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar. From India Due to the