Pair of Tiger Brackets

Karnataka

Wood, polychromed

A delightful, richly polychromed pair of rearing tiger brackets. The wide-eyed tigers have large open mouths, exposing their fangs and long, protruding tongues. They stand on their hind legs, and their muscular torsos are painted with red and black bubris (stripes). Their forelegs are raised, as if poised to pounce, and swirling foliage sprouts from their raised paws.

The tiger is the vehicle of, and sacred to, the Hindu goddess, Durga. From a certain perspective she is India’s Mother Nature, for she is the deification of Energy. Her consort, Shiva, sometimes evoked as Shambo, wears a tiger skin to indicate that he is beyond the bounds of the natural world.

Individual Sizes (cms): 44.5(H) x 22(W) x 10(D) each
Individual Sizes (inches): 17.5(H) x 8.5(W) x 4(D) each