Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame Nandi is the bull mount

Nandi is the bull mount and devoted attendant of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology

with heights varying between 12 and 15 inches

unmistakable silhouettes

Both masks in this pair are built the traditional way: tamarind seed paste and sawdust shaped over a wooden core

festive wear

Black Nandi – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture Narasimha Dashavatharam frame Nandi is the bull mountPainted almost entirely in matte black, this standing Nandi lets its gold and red detailing do all the talking a richly patterned saddle blanket in deep red and gold sits across his back, his horns curve upward in polished dark grey, and fine gold beading traces his collar and legwear. The high contrast palette reads as strikingly graphic, despite being rooted entirely in traditional iconography. Nandi, Shiva's sacred bull, represents devoted,