Pair of brackets featuring the Yali, a mythical creature seen in many Hindu temples, often sculpted onto pillars. Devotees have been carved below the Yalis - standing in one bracket, and kneeling on one knee with folded arms on the other bracket. Yalis are portrayed in different ways, as part lion, part elephant, part horse, or similar shapes. They are sometimes described as part lion and part griffin, with bird-like features. The Yali is a commonly found motif in Indian art.
Brackets are architectural elements projected from a wall, usually to carry weight or to strengthen an angle. Brackets were often found in Indian palaces and temples. Intricately carved in teakwood, these brackets are from the 'Gujarat school', where chhajjas (a sunshade or eave laid on cantilever brackets fixed into and projecting from the walls) and corbel brackets were richly carved. Such brackets were not just for status, but also served a structural purpose as an earthquake resistant system. Brackets like these would be used for chajjas on the outside of buildings but also in the inner courtyards to protect pillars.
Gujarat is particularly known for its long tradition of woodcarving, including entirely carved wooden havelis.
The brackets measure 39 (H) x 6 (W) x 13 (D) inches and 38 (H) x 6 (W) x 13 (D) inches (with stand).
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