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Some Terracotta Figurines from Tribal Gujerat
| Title: | Some Terracotta Figurines from Tribal Gujerat | | Author: | Jayakar, Pupul | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 7 Issue no. 1; December 1953, p. 27-32 | | Abstract: | The Rani Paraj areas of Surat district produce clay images linked with their myths, rituals, and superstitions, and specimens from the villages of Valod and Madhi are examined here. The terracottas are made solely for the tribal people of the area, and are never sold at local fairs. The subjects include animal and human figures, and the latter are never meant to represent deities. They are used as offerings in rituals, which mostly centre around tree worship: the samar tree is associated with a benevolent spirit; the vad (banyan) tree with a form of ancestor worship; and the samadi tree with the worship of Babruvahan, the son of Bhima by a Rakshasa mother. Other trees worshipped are the peepul and mango, while the stone cave Goval Dev appears to be the tribal deity. They resemble the figurines of Harappa and Sunga terracottas of Mathura, but they are most closely comparable with the clay figures of Toda cattle cults of the Nilgiris in south India. Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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