Title : Mahavidya Idol
Accession No : 65/7/3808
Goddess Maha Kali is depicted with ten heads. The sculpture depicts Kali with a single body with multiple hands, heads and feet. The sculpture is placed on a wooden platform. The hands of the goddesses are in various mudras. The body is highly ornamented.
Gallery
Source
- RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
- CollectionMuseum Collection
Provenance
- CountryIndia
- StateUttarakhand
Period
- Start Date19th Century
Condition
- ConditionGood
- Action NoteCNR
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)8 x 7.5 x 9.5
- Weight (GRMS)0.00
Significance
- ReligiousGoddess Kali, also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali and Kalika is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the Devi of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tradition, she is considered as a ferocious form of goddess Mahadevi, the supreme of all powers, or the ultimate reality. She is the first of ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric traditions.
- ArtisticMolten material, typically metal, is used in casting operations. Then, a cavity in a mould that will later become the shape of the finished object is filled with this molten material. When the desired shape is achieved, the molten material cools while typically absorbing heat from the mould.
Description
- DescriptionGoddess Maha Kali is depicted with ten heads. The sculpture depicts Kali with a single body with multiple hands, heads and feet. The sculpture is placed on a wooden platform. The hands of the goddesses are in various mudras. The body is highly ornamented.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference“Metal Art Work, Metal Crafts, History of Metal Work, India Metal Crafts, Brass Sculptures, Bronze Sculptures, Artistic Metalwork India, Metal Work Traditions in India.” Metal Art Work, Metal Crafts, History of Metal Work, India Metal Crafts, Brass Sculptures, Bronze Sculptures, Artistic Metalwork India, Metal Work Traditions in India, www.india-crafts.com, http://www.india-crafts.com/metal_work/history_metal/. Accessed 27 July 2022.
- KeywordMahavidya, Kali, Goddesses, Mythology, Women, Feminity