Lakshmi Odisha lotus
Prosperity
€270.00
Magnificent statue strongly expressing fullness and fertility: sober attitude, gesture of blessing and nagas to accentuate its rich and fertile aspect. More...
Height : 10,63'
Weight : 1.94 lbs
Tribal Art
Lost wax casting - copper alloy
Origin : Odisha - India
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Description
Tribal indian art
The tribes, practicing the Dokra art, originate from the Bastar district, in South India (today located in the state of Chattisgarh), they emigrated several centuries before and settled almost everywhere in India from North to South.
Most have kept their tradition (culinary art, dress, parties ...) and their animist religion.
Dokra art
This tribal Indian art has not changed for millennia (more than 4000 years) and the technique used is always that of lost wax: a coarse clay model is made and then covered with wax by the artist who will give it its final form with its details. The whole is again covered with a clay mixture and then heated in an open hearth where a copper alloy will be poured. Visit my blog.
The objects produced by Dokra artists can be of usual nature: cup, candle holder ... musical instruments (brass), or artistic such as jewelry, animals: horses, elephants, turtles ..., statues of men and women representing scenes of daily life and Hindu deities adopted by the tribes: Ganesh, Lakshmi, ...
Posture Standing (Samabhanga) in an attitude of balance, the weight ideally distributed on the 2 legs.
Gestures Three arms are raised, holding in each hand a lotus. The lotus symbolizes the maternal breast (origin of life), wisdom: the knowledge that leads to awakening, purity (and therefore the transformation that allows the expression of beauty in a marshy environment), peace. Right hand makes the gesture of protection.
Pedestal The gods never touch the ground: the earth is the domain of beings of flesh and blood.
Usually Lakshmi is depicted on a lotus, but on this statue a snake surrounds her feet.
Headgear Crown in tiara shape (Kiritamukuta, symbol of royalty. A snake adorns Lakshmi's forehead like a tiara.
Clothing Belt represented by a snake and simple strapless bands.
Attributes and weapons The snake (naga): here Lakshmi, in addition to the lotus which is her essential emblem, is carved with many snakes.
The snake is very important in India and beneficial: it is the symbol of fertility, of life (Shakti), of permanent renewal (moult) therefore of immortality.
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Lakshmi Odisha lotus
€270.00Customer reviews
« Fast shipping and very well packaged. Thank you.
I am very satisfied with this murti with neat details and all imbued with spirituality. » (Gérard M)
« Very happy with the gift I gave myself with the statuette of Shiva Nataraj representing the cosmic wheel with his multiple arms.
Bertrand Bellaize, through his relationship with Indian artisans, puts us in direct contact with tribal art, far from the international trade organized for mass production.
I can savor every day the purity of the delicate gestures of the Shiva and thus open myself to the surge of spirituality that this symbolism offers me. » (Pierre J)
« I, who often did not know what to give as a gift, here is the 3rd statue of Ganesh Art India that I offer in a year, this time a bust of a Bastar woman with an "inaccessible gaze". With joy in many facets: seeing the delighted expression of the person to whom I am giving the gift, allowing a gifted but unknown Indian artist to earn a little better a living and living a simple and perfect transaction with Ganesh Art India. Bertrand Bellaize is a reliable and careful person and his statues are even more beautiful in real life than in photos. » (Eric D.)