For #WorldElephantDay 🐘:
Pair of Earrings in the Form of Dancing #Elephants
India, Deccan, 19th c.
Gold inlaid with rubies & sapphires
1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (3.81 × 3.81 × 1.27 cm) each
LACMA M.86.49a-b: https://collections.lacma.org/node/252139
#IndianArt #Jewelry

For #Woodensday:
Brackets with #Elephants and Riders
Western India (Gujarat), 18th century
Wood with pigment
@brooklynmuseum 1999.99.14, .15
#IndianArt #SouthAsianArt

For #WorldMusicDay: Tambura, decorated with Ganesha flanked by peacocks presiding over the climactic scene from the Sanskrit epic the Ramayana.
India, Western Rajasthan or Gujarat, late 19th c.; gourd, wood, ivory, bone, paint, steel
On display at @metmuseum
#IndianArt #MusicalInstruments

#FantasyFriday anyone? Check out this amazing work!

A floral fantasy of animals & birds (Waq-waq)
early 1600s
India, Mughal
Gum tempera & gold on paper
37.6x26.6cm

"Derived ultimately from a conflation of medieval Persian & Qur'anic sources, including descriptions of the mythical island of Waq-waq inhabited by half-plant/half-animal creatures, this extraordinary painting depicts a plant that brings forth animal life in multiple forms."
https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.319#
#IndianArt #MughalArt #IslamicArt

#IndianArt

Krishna steals the clothing of the unmarried Gopis while they were bathing in the Yamunā river.
India, 18th century

#Krishna #Hinduart #Indianart

I create specialty wood carving knives for bigger projects. Here I am working on a 20ft totem commission with one of my tools...
#redcedar #totempole #handcarved #indigenousartist #indigenousart #pacificnorthwest #salishartist #indianart #VancouverIsland #cowichanvalley #commissionedart #introduction