Pair of Roof Brackets
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-16T16:13:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-16T16:13:30Z | |
| dc.description | These elaborately carved roof brackets take the form of a mythical creature known in south India as a yali and in the north as a vyalam. They are seen as powerful protectors, and are often used to decorate the pillars and roof brackets at Hindu temples. Yali combine the features of various animals, in this case a lion with an elephant's tusks and trunk.One common representation, seen here, shows the yali rearing up above a small elephant, with their trunks linked in front. This version also shows vines and fruit emerging from the elephant's mouth, probably reflecting the association of elephants with water and fertility. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Gift of Mark and Janeth Hogue Sponenburgh (See Notes) | |
| dc.format.extent | 26" x 3.5" x 9.5" | |
| dc.format.medium | Sculpture | |
| dc.format.medium | Teak Wood | |
| dc.identifier.other | SPG90.110A-B | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10177/20328 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Asian Art Collection | |
| dc.rights | For use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html | |
| dc.title | Pair of Roof Brackets | |
| dspace.iiif.enabled | TRUE | |
| iiif.canvas.naming | Image | |
| local.culture | Asian / India | |
| local.mastercopy | HfmoaVolume20\672.jp2 |