Indian Brass Head of Gauri - 19thC Material - Paulownia Wood It is made by hand

It is made by hand in Udaipur in Rajasthan

24 x 24 x 52 (wxdxh cms)

97 x 52 x 226 (w x d x h cms)

Sideboards of this shape were used as storage and as altar cabinets for burning incense

Indian Brass Head of Gauri - 19thC Material - Paulownia Wood It is made by handAn Indian brass hollow head representing the goddess Gauri (the Glowing One) also known as Parvati who was the consort of Shiva and epitomised marital fidelity and devotion. As the story goes, Parvati was scorned by her husband Shiva for the colour of her skin and so changed her skin colour to gold becoming Gauri, "The Golden One."With chiseled features with large almond shaped white painted eyes, a bindi on their foreheads, and their black hair in a