Brass Bastar Elephant & Riders - Ca 1975 Material - Cryptomeria It is beautifully constructed from

It is beautifully constructed from jackfruit wood with ebony trim and beading

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Brass Bastar Elephant & Riders - Ca 1975 Material - Cryptomeria It is beautifully constructed fromThis Indian brass elephant figure featuring two riders under a parasol is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh and Bengal. This Indian figure features two riders, most likely Lakshmi & Narayana, the dual representation in Hinduism of Vishnu & Lakshmi This Indian cast brass dhokra figure is almost certainly a reproduction dating to the 1970's. In Bastar culture, local gods & goddesses are worshipped taking inspiration from Hindu pantheon. Dokra also