[INDOLOGY] Chaupar/pachisi pieces carrying linga-like objects

[Nagaraj Paturi]

The object held in the hands of the woman itself seems to be a Pachisi
piece.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Valerie Roebuck <vjroebuck at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> A giant lotus-bud in a pot? There are petal-like lines on it.
>
> Valerie J Roebuck
> Manchester, UK
>
> > On 23 Aug 2016, at 23:05, jacob at fabularasa.dk wrote:
> >
> > Dear list,
> >
> > I have come across a beautiful set of 4x4 carved chaupar/pachisi pieces,
> four of which depict a seated woman carrying a linga-like object (see the
> attached photo). I would be grateful for more specific insights into what
> it is that these figures are actually carrying.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Jacob
> >
> > Jacob Schmidt-Madsen
> > PhD Fellow (Indology)
> > Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
> > Faculty of Humanities
> > University of Copenhagen Denmark<IMG_1886.JPG>_________
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-- 
Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )


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