Yanai Figure
Item number Eg17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Eg17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Modeled clay figure of an elephant. Hollow construction of basic form with details applied. The elephant wears a multicolour collar of bells, back blanket and forehead cover.
Figures of the village offerings are made by Velar potters, usually by special arrangements. These offerings are presented during a village festival at a local temple. Clay elephants, from the size of this example to over life-size, are offered usually in conjunction with horses or bulls for the great village gods to ride on their nightly rounds. They are set up inside or in front of the temple.
Elephant: is a revered animal in India and is considered to be lucky. It is associated with the god Ganesh and as the vehicle of the Vedic god, Indira. He is a suitable mount for the village gods although now rarely seen.
ritual; religious offering
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Figures of the village offerings are made by Velar potters, usually by special arrangements. These offerings are presented during a village festival at a local temple. Clay elephants, from the size of this example to over life-size, are offered usually in conjunction with horses or bulls for the great village gods to ride on their nightly rounds. They are set up inside or in front of the temple.
Elephant: is a revered animal in India and is considered to be lucky. It is associated with the god Ganesh and as the vehicle of the Vedic god, Indira. He is a suitable mount for the village gods although now rarely seen.
ritual; religious offering
Modeled clay figure of an elephant. Hollow construction of basic form with details applied. The elephant wears a multicolour collar of bells, back blanket and forehead cover.
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