5th Jun, 2024 11:00

Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities

 
Lot 271
 

271

A CARVED WOOD BUFFALO HEAD, KERALA, SOUTHERN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

of stylised form, with long, slightly curved capped horns and painted and carved ornaments, 98cm length

This head originally formed part of a processional animal carried through a village during the harvest festival. For a similar example exhibited in London, see Michell 1992, no.8, p.133.

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of stylised form, with long, slightly curved capped horns and painted and carved ornaments, 98cm length

This head originally formed part of a processional animal carried through a village during the harvest festival. For a similar example exhibited in London, see Michell 1992, no.8, p.133.

Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024

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