Framed Print : Dancer's Headpiece in the Form of a Panjurli Bhuta (boar spirit deity), 18th century Creator: Unknown
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Dancer's Headpiece in the Form of a Panjurli Bhuta (boar spirit deity), 18th century Creator: Unknown
Dancer's Headpiece in the Form of a Panjurli Bhuta (boar spirit deity), 18th century. Created in the southwestern coastal region of India (modern Kerala) for ritual use in dance festivals propitiating and honouring the local tutelary spirit deities (bhuta). Hundreds of these elaborate community celebrations, called Dharmanema festivals, are held every year between February and May to venerate the regional pantheon of over 350 spirit deities. The boar spirit deity (Panjurli), one of the most powerful and important Genii Loci, is said to be born of the forest and is thus particularly revered in this lush tropical region. He is also responsible for upholding righteousness through his identification as a manifestation of Vishnu, the supreme Hindu god of preservation and social order. This religious correlation is expressed by Panjurli's visual similarity to Varaha, the boar-headed avatar of Vishnu. Dancers headpieces and masks from Kerala are fashioned in a wide variety of iconographic forms and local artistic styles. They are typically quite large in size, and made in one of three primary media: wood, papier-mache, and bronze/copper alloy. This headpiece is a tour de force of the genre because of its superb artistic quality, pronounced facial modelling, and complex ornamentation
Media ID 36368345
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Boar Copper Copper Alloy Eurasian Wild Pig Hindu Hinduism South Asian South East Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asian Swine Tusk Tusks Wild Boar
12"x10" Modern Frame
10x8 Print in an MDF Wooden Frame with 180 gsm Satin Finish Paper. Glazed using shatter proof thin plexi glass. Frame thickness is 1 inch and depth 0.75 inch. Fluted cardboard backing held with clips. Supplied ready to hang with sawtooth hanger and rubber bumpers. Spot clean with a damp cloth. Packaged foam wrapped in a card.
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 25.4cm x 25.4cm (10" x 10")
Estimated Product Size is 30.5cm x 25.4cm (12" x 10")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) orientation to match the source image.
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