Gond Tribal Panel From Madhya Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Bamboo In Orissa the Ratha Yatra

In Orissa the Ratha Yatra carry an image of Krishna known locally as Lord Jaganath

The stambha supports a traditional yoni-shaped oil reservoir (a symbol of feminine creative energy and fertility) with a stylised peacock sitting at the rear

This Sideboard is an antique piece with later intricate bone inlay work in traditional style

the heat generated softened the lac and a thin lacquer of colour was deposited on the wood

and floods

Gond Tribal Panel From Madhya Pradesh - 19th Century Material - Bamboo In Orissa the Ratha YatraThis antique tribal panel is a Gond door panel from Madhya Pradesh. In the center of the panel is an incised kaleidoscope of geometric patters, perhaps symbolistic of the sun. This panel dates to the 19th century. Around the central panel, various animals are carved including a crudely carved elephant and sheep. The Gond people live in small isolated villages and their huts are made of foraged vegetation. References: For further reading see Tribal