Kota Funerary Reliquary Silver Jewellery Tala Patachitra Krishna and Karma

Tala Patachitra Krishna and Karma Sutra Palm Leaf Painting

Free hands cradle the begging bowl

Objects and jewellery of this type were often buried with their owner

note that our oldest stamp has a simple toggle hold

Reference: Traditional Jewelry of India

Kota Funerary Reliquary Silver Jewellery Tala Patachitra Krishna and KarmaMbulu ngulu figure. Kota people, Gabon, West Africa. Mid to late 20th century. Carved from hardwood, with extremely pronounced features and heavily decorated copper and brass overlay. A two dimensional, heavily stylised human figure with the typical diamond lower silhouette and elaborately coiffed hair. This figure, with its concave face, is female. The metals used in these statues are believed to hold magical powers copper in particular grants long