A BALINESE CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE OF RANGDA WITH ATTENDANTSEarly 20th century59 cm highCarved in one single block of wood, the sculpture placed on moulded base, the demon represented as a nude old woman with long hair and pendulous breast, the long protruding tongue and powerf
A BALINESE CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE OF RANGDA WITH ATTENDANTSEarly 20th century59 cm highCarved in one single block of wood, the sculpture placed on moulded base, the demon represented as a nude old woman with long hair and pendulous breast, the long protruding tongue and powerful fangs, keeping two terrified children near her belly while another smaller demon is on her right side.Provenance: acquired before 1975.Rangda is a demoniac goddess very popular in Balinese tradition. Queen of leyak demons, Rangda is the emblem of evil, always struggling with Baron, the leader of the forces of good.