Himalayan Tribal Tharu Guardian figures Nepal Asian Sculpture Art Antiques

Tribal Art Antiques

A outstanding pair of ancestor figures from the Tharu people of Southern Nepal.
The standing guardian figures, the faces with serene enigmatic expression, 

Ancient weathered  patina with remains of pigments, old age cracks with a old repair to crack on lower front of one of the figures.

Both mounted on a metal bases.

These types of figures are traditionally kept outside houses and at entrances to villages on small shrines as protective guardian figures. 

Period: 19th century

Height: 48 cm

Provenance: UK Collection,

$1,500.00

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