Bastar Goddess Figure From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1900 Indo Dutch and a sense of history

and a sense of history to both traditional and contemporary interiors

These tribal silver amulets come from Rajasthan

combining Regency design with practical construction suited to the climate and conditions of 19th-century India

While these can still be used today for measuring

Bastar Goddess Figure From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1900 Indo Dutch and a sense of historyThis Indian cast brass dhokra figure is almost certainly Mitki and is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh. Dating to the early 20th century, Mitki is seen here carrying a basket on her shoulder with a digging stick in her right hand. In Bastar culture, mother goddesses usually carry weapons and a vessel for drinking the blood of sacrificial victims. Male deities were predominantly associated with ancestor worship. It is probable this was made by