Figure
early 20th century (made)
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Rearing figure of a mythical guardian winged hybrid-lion creature standing on an elaborate wooden platform with lions and cobras carved on its pillars.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Polychromed wood |
| Brief description | Figure of a mythical beast (Yali), carved and polychromed wood, Tamil Nadu, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Rearing figure of a mythical guardian winged hybrid-lion creature standing on an elaborate wooden platform with lions and cobras carved on its pillars. |
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| Object history | The yali is the archetypal south Indian mythical guardian creature, often seen on temple pillars. This figure was made for fixing to a large processional temple model chariot (ratha). |
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| Accession number | IS.140-2007 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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