Tuesday 2 February 2021

Animals In Art

 


This one is a head piece or crest worn on top of the head




Chiwara

Ritual objects based on Antelopes made by the Bambara people of what is now Mali in West Africa

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Bronze Leopard Sculptures Mid to Late 19th Century made by the Benin People of Nigeria

Airavata -  King Of The Animal Kingdom in Hindu Tradition


Bas Relief Sculpture on Temple in New Dehli


17-18th Century Painting 


1840 Watercolour Painting


East Indian Dokra 

Dokra or Dhokra is the name of metal casting process used not the creatures


early 19th Century





Animal styled masks Burkina Faso 19th Century





Bobo Masks Burkina Faso