Antique Wooden Statues

This bovine marvel is a 150 year old antique. Hand carved out of teak wood, it is a part of the temple decorative process. The expressive and vibrant colours on this piece are preserved by a painting technique where the wood is covered in canvas cloth, which is then painted. Mounted upon a wooden ba..

This pair of equine beauties are an antique worthy of acquisition. Made purely out of teak wood, these horse have been painted with vegetable paints to bring life to their faces with expressive eyes and fiery muzzles. After all these years, the paintings remain vibrant, showing lions and tigers and ..

This Vishnu Temple antique is an integral part of the ancient temple procession tradition in Kerala. This temple procession is an aspect of daily worship in Hindu culture - the God’s idols are carried around the temple in an elaborate peripheral pooja setting. This piece is a part of such procession..

This carving of the God of Garuda has been sourced from Chettinad temples where they were used as decorative items. Made out of bronze, in the 18th century, it shows the traditional pose of the bird-like Hindu god, who is the avian mount of Lord Vishnu. The lore of Hindu being  extremely divers..

This beautiful piece of history is not only remarkable in its aesthetics, but also in its functionality as a fully functional miniature temple cart. Made in the 17th century, it is a true antique work of art. This is a representation of the elaborate parade carts used in temple festivals, a reproduc..

Possibly the most widely recognised Hindu artefact across the world, this is a depiction of Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the Supreme God of Dance. The two dance forms associated with this Supreme deity are the Tandava, the Dance of Destruction, and the Lasya, the dance of creation. Analogous to Yin and Y..