Elefant with a Rider
Size:
7,5 cm high
Region:
Orissa, India
Type:
Yakfruit Tree withfour fruits; on top a peacock
Material:
Metal with a core of clay
Condition:
good
Description:
The Mahlia-Kond live in the tribal-area of Orissa in the north-east of India
From the middle of the 19th century till the beginning of the 20th century nomadic blacksmiths manufactured these statues for the Kond in cire perdue (lost-wax technique)
For more information please read the article by Barbara Boal in “Publications”
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