| Description |
Hand crafted Balinese statue made of wood, covered with Chinese coins; The statue depicts the Hindu god Garuda in dragon form; The Hindu narrative tells of many gods in their faith, Garuda being the form of one transmorphic animistic god, the one who watched over the people of the household; Used as a symbol of protection; The Garuda carries the god Vishnu on his back, depicted here; The head of the Garuda is formed of unpainted intricately carved wood; Entire figure is sitting on a tapered rectangular carved wooden base, which is decorated with shallow carvings and also unpainted; Black Chinese coins connected with string cover the wooden elements, save the feet, horn, head, and tail point of the Garuda, as well as the head and hands of Vishnu, which are fashioned out of carved unpainted wood, similar to the head of the Garuda. |
