Pair of votive figures ·  West Nepal, Rolpa district · ID: 3040614

Description

wood, each figure in squatting posture with hands in praying gesture and schematized facial features, varied are just the form of the face and of the mouth, surface structure extremely marked by weathering and insect caused damage, the original patina nearly entirely removed, cracks, missing parts, plate;
figures in pairs were used for weddings or for protection against infertility. They were kept and venerated at family shrines.

The object Pair of votive figures with the object ID 3040614 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 48.

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