Ghurra

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.