Devi Mohra
A mohra is an image that embodies a god or rishi--it serves as an ambulant representation of divinity in the Kulu valley of Himachal Pradesh. They look like masks, but are never worn. Instead, they are carried in representative multitudes on sedan-chair or wooden-post conveyers called palkhis or rathas, palanquins or chariots
Bronze,
Kulu, Himachal,
18th century or earlier
approx 7 inches in height
Devi Mohra
A mohra is an image that embodies a god or rishi--it serves as an ambulant representation of divinity in the Kulu valley of Himachal Pradesh. They look like masks, but are never worn. Instead, they are carried in representative multitudes on sedan-chair or wooden-post conveyers called palkhis or rathas, palanquins or chariots
Bronze,
Kulu, Himachal,
18th century or earlier
approx 7 inches in height