Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets with four solid shelves offering

with four solid shelves offering generous and practical storage

41 x 41 x 19 (w x d x h cms)

Seat Size: 41 x 25 cm

family jewellery and the yak butter used in votive lamps

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Bronze Bhuta Panjurli Riding A Wild Boar - 18th Century Apothecary Cabinets with four solid shelves offeringThis bronze Bhuta figure is from Karnataka and features Panjurli riding a wild boar. It is rare, a great collectors piece, and incredibly special dating to the 18th century. Panjurli is the divine spirit of a male wild boar worshipped as a part of Bhuta Kola. Panjurli is usually seen with a boar head, but here, he has a human head with a stylised tusk shaped moustache. Panjurli is often seen with a bell in one hand and a sword in the other. The bell