figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Elaborately carved sandalwood figure of Krishna leaning against the side of an cow and playing a flute. The cow is licking the bottom of Krishna's right foot. Behind the figure of Krishna and twined around a vertical support is the body of a cobra, whose five conjoined heads emerge above a parasol above his head. The figure stands on an integral decorated plinth.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn1910
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 165 x 73 x 40 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
sandalwood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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