TWO LARGE WOODEN FIGURES, India, Tamil Nadu, 20th century

h cm 183

Underneath a large mask of a protective mythological animal, the two reliefs, carved from a single solid wood slab, depict two female deities: The first, richly dressed and particularly graceful, caresses her long braided hair, while the second, likely Kali, has six arms and pierces a demon with her long trident.