Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets Seat Size: 41 x 25

Seat Size: 41 x 25 cm

displaying the quiet elegance and skilled workmanship typical of traditional Chinese cage making

reinforcing the spiritual and astrological nature of the composition

family jewellery and the yak butter used in votive lamps

Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets Seat Size: 41 x 25This bronze Bhuta figure is from Karnataka and features Panjurli riding a wild boar. It is rare, a great collectors piece, and incredibly special dating to the 18th century. Panjurli is the divine spirit of a male wild boar worshipped as a part of Bhuta Kola. Panjurli is usually seen with a boar head, but here, he has a human head with a stylised tusk shaped moustache. Panjurli is often seen with a bell in one hand and a sword in the other. The bell