Collection of Religious Items on stands

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by Nathan Lindop, Sep 16, 2019.

  1. Nathan Lindop

    Nathan Lindop 1: “?” 2: “!”

    These were at a local auction. Some of them look terrific. Full of colour and seemingly age too.

    Are they old or new repros?

    I was attracted to the Buddha figure first so I tried to take photos of the rest. Photos looked clear when I took them. Rushing again as always

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  3. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    The head is from a wayang golek puppet, from Java, Indonesia.
    The other two look like folk carvings from India. The rearing winged horse is similar to carvings on temples. The Buddhist figure looks like the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (if it is male) or the associated female goddess known as Tara (in Tibet/Nepal) or Guanyin (in China). I can't quite tell from your photo if the figure is male or female. He/she is associated with protection and compassion.
     
  4. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    You cruel man!:punch::hilarious:
    Off for a rest now (not because of the head), will be back later with my two cents worth.;)
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    As 2many said, the head is from a wayang golek puppet, from West Java, Indonesia.
    It represent one of the kings in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The part that is painted red usually has a flame on it, like on mine:

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    The flame represents the cosmic flame which appears when a prince has a divine revelation (Wahyu Cakraningrat) as a result of which he is appointed as divine king (Devaraja).

    The horse is typical of Rajasthan, it is seen a lot as a support for roofs (top of pillar) or balconies. This one doesn't look like it was a support, but it is in the same style.

    The statue represents the Bodhisattva (Buddha aspect) Avalokiteshvara as Padmapani. Padma means lotus, which is what the flowers are. You don't see seated Padmapanis that much, most are standing.
    My guess is it was made in what is now Pakistan, before the Partition which caused most of the Hindus to move out.

    The horse and Padmapani are nice pieces, I like them.
    The head looks like it was used in a wayang theatre, which it has going for it. But if the puppet was the same quality as the head, it was nowhere near top quality. Decapitating it made things worse imho.:sorry::bag:
     
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