A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL WHIMSICAL KONDH TRIBAL BRONZE OF A SHEEPA VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL WHIMSICAL KONDH TRIBAL BRONZE OF A SHEEPCopper bronzeEastern India, Kondh Tribe, late 19th – early 20th centuryThis very unusual bronze likely depicts a sheep, with the large amount of wooly fur expressed with the ‘wire mesh pattern’ and the large bulbous body. It seems almost impossible for the sheep to carry its enormous body with its very small and thin legs. It has a whimsical expression with large ‘button eyes’.Dimensions: 7 x 10.5 CM (H x L)Condition: Extensively worn area on the side with minor corrosion, otherwise in good conditionProvenance: Galerie Zacke archive