Indian Brass Head of Gauri - 19thC Material - Paulownia Wood Sideboards of this shape were

Sideboards of this shape were used as storage and as altar cabinets for burning incense

24 x 24 x 52 (wxdxh cms)

It is made by hand in Udaipur in Rajasthan

97 x 52 x 226 (w x d x h cms)

Crafted from salvaged timber

Indian Brass Head of Gauri - 19thC Material - Paulownia Wood Sideboards of this shape wereAn Indian brass hollow head representing the goddess Gauri (the Glowing One) also known as Parvati who was the consort of Shiva and epitomised marital fidelity and devotion. As the story goes, Parvati was scorned by her husband Shiva for the colour of her skin and so changed her skin colour to gold becoming Gauri, "The Golden One."With chiseled features with large almond shaped white painted eyes, a bindi on their foreheads, and their black hair in a