Ghurra ·  Nepal · ID: 3035567

Description

wood, rich blackish brown patina, ring-shaped element, carved with a high-towering superstructure, arranged in three levels: caryatid figures and butter churn/anthropo-zoomorphic creatures and ornamentally interwined bands/house with figure, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
serving the simple function of holding the churn handle upright while butter was being made, these carved household objects from Nepal have evolved into a unique design and aesthetic with religious overtones.

The object Ghurra with the object ID 3035567 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 7.

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