Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Origin - Kizilayak Two sizes are available depicting

Two sizes are available depicting fish among aquatic plants

There is an old vintage sticker on the bottom of the bowl

168 x 0 x 124 (wxdxh cms)

V remotes etc

Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Origin - Kizilayak Two sizes are available depictingThis tribal brass cast zebu, or humped Indian bull would have been an important part of daily ritual for a Kondh (also spelled Khond or Gond) family. These statues are sometimes referred to as water buffalo and are from the Kandhamal district of Orissa (modern day Odisha). The zebu has been revered in India since Harrapan times (6 millennia ago) and was often seen as the progenitor and impregnator of the earth. The Gonds Khonds Kondhs once made human