Title : Jakeri Pennu
Accession No : 87/7343
This is horse rider holding the rein by the left hand and a sword by the right hand. The body of the Horse is decorated with chequered designs. The horse has serrated design on the neck. This is probably Jakeri Pennu.
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Provenance
- StateOdisha
Contributor
- Community / TribeSithuliya
Significance
- ReligiousJakeri Pennu is the Earth Goddess. She is worshiped for fertile land. During the Hindu month of ‘Pus’ the ritual of worshiping her takes place. In this ritual buffalo is sacrificed. During the sacrifice and the whole Puja, different brass objects are kept on the earth as votives. These include different animal figures, human figures and containers, where rice is offered. Kutiya- Kond tribe is the user community of the object.
Description
- DescriptionThis is horse rider holding the rein by the left hand and a sword by the right hand. The body of the Horse is decorated with chequered designs. The horse has serrated design on the neck. This is probably Jakeri Pennu.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference" S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989. "
- KeywordKondh, Tribe, Dokhra, Horse, Rider