Teak Chariot Carving From Tamil Nadu - 19th Century Textiles with marks and wear consistent

with marks and wear consistent with age

this 19th-century bronze money box showcases the Dhokra Damar tribe's enduring lost-wax casting tradition

Their simple

68 x 75 cm (w x h cms)

Teak Chariot Carving From Tamil Nadu - 19th Century Textiles with marks and wear consistentThis South Indian panel of Madurai Veeran is from Tamil Nadu. Madurai Veeran is a Tamil folk deity and the warrior of Madurai. This panel is from a temple chariot locally called ter or Ratha Yatra. These chariots are decorated with carved sacred scenes and images of deities. These sculptures are the finest wooden sculptures found in Tamil Nadu. This example dates to the 19th century and is made from teak wood. Ratha Yatra temples were so large, that