24th Nov, 2021 10:00
European & Asian Works of Art
143
TWO BRONZE OBJECTS
TWO BRONZE OBJECTS, BASTAR, CENTRAL INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
comprising part of a pipe(?) of horizontal cylindrical form with bird head finials, and a ladle, with diagonally protruding shaft
mounted 9.5, 19cm long
The ladle (orkha) is used by the tribes in the region for pouring rice beer. For a closely related example, see Jyotindra Jain and Aarti Aggarwala, 'National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum', Ahmedabad 1989, p.48 (bottom).
TWO BRONZE OBJECTS, BASTAR, CENTRAL INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
comprising part of a pipe(?) of horizontal cylindrical form with bird head finials, and a ladle, with diagonally protruding shaft
mounted 9.5, 19cm long
The ladle (orkha) is used by the tribes in the region for pouring rice beer. For a closely related example, see Jyotindra Jain and Aarti Aggarwala, 'National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum', Ahmedabad 1989, p.48 (bottom).
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 24th Nov, 2021
