Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets family jewellery and the yak

family jewellery and the yak butter used in votive lamps

Madhya Pradesh

much the same as we used pot pourri

displaying the quiet elegance and skilled workmanship typical of traditional Chinese cage making

Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets family jewellery and the yakThis bronze Bhuta figure is from Karnataka and features Panjurli riding a wild boar. It is rare, a great collectors piece, and incredibly special dating to the 18th century. Panjurli is the divine spirit of a male wild boar worshipped as a part of Bhuta Kola. Panjurli is usually seen with a boar head, but here, he has a human head with a stylised tusk shaped moustache. Panjurli is often seen with a bell in one hand and a sword in the other. The bell