Gond Tribal Panel From Madhya Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Bamboo This style of pendant originated

This style of pendant originated in Europe and was exported to India as lighting for large homes and palaces in the 19th century candles or oil lamps would have been placed inside with a glass lid to prevent soot from marking the ceiling

47 x 52 x 100 (w x d x h cms)

The stambha supports a traditional yoni-shaped oil reservoir (a symbol of feminine creative energy and fertility) with a stylised peacock sitting at the rear

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Gond Tribal Panel From Madhya Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Bamboo This style of pendant originatedThis antique tribal panel is a Gond door panel from Madhya Pradesh. In the center of the panel is an incised kaleidoscope of geometric patters, perhaps symbolistic of the sun. This panel dates to the 19th century. Around the central panel, various animals are carved including a crudely carved elephant and sheep. The Gond people live in small isolated villages and their huts are made of foraged vegetation. References: For further reading see Tribal