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Small Ceramic Horse from Nepal Tharu People browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1960: item # 688350 Please refer to our stock # 22357a when inquiring.
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The Tharu people live in the Terai region of Nepal on the northern border of India. Their traditional religion has been greatly influenced by Hinduism, yet traditional practices endure. Ceramic horses such as this one were made as offerings and were kept in Tharu village shrines.
This terracotta horse is at the small end of the scale, measuring 4-3/4 inches long and 2-1/2 inches high. Tharu culture has undergone many recent changes particularly since Nepal opened to the West in the 1960's and the practice of making this type of offering has largely died out. The horse can therefore be estimated to be more than fifty years old and possibly much older. |
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