Title : Elephant Lamp Stand
Accession No : 84/6763
This is a figure of an Elephant Lamp Stand. Brass dhokra casting showing oil Lamp on the back of the Elephant three bird motifs on the Lamp.
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Provenance
- StateOdisha
Contributor
- Community / TribeMalar
Significance
- ReligiousLighting an oil lamp at dawn and/or dusk is believed to be a symbol of enlightenment and brings about success and prosperity. In every Hindu household, a lamp or diya is lit daily before a Hindu idol or any symbol associated with Hinduism or even at the altar.
Description
- DescriptionThis is a figure of an Elephant Lamp Stand. Brass dhokra casting showing oil Lamp on the back of the Elephant three bird motifs on the Lamp.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference"Barnard, Nicholas. Arts and Crafts of India. London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1993 Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007."
- KeywordOil Lamp, Dhokra, Elephant, Bird Motif, Diya