{"product_id":"antique-wooden-yali","title":"Antique Wooden Yali","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique wooden yali stands upright on a pedestal, carved as a vertical guardian figure. The Yali is a mythical guardian from South India, typically combining leonine, equine, and elephantine attributes and appears carved in temple architecture and decorative arts as a symbol of protection and power. \u003cbr\u003eThe creature presents a broad lion-like face with a rounded snout, bulging circular eyes and an open mouth revealing stylised teeth, giving it an expressive and slightly playful ferocity. Its ears flare outward like stylized wings, while the mane is rendered in scalloped, petal-like layers encircling the head, echoing the rhythmic carving traditions of Indian wood and stone sculptures. \u003cbr\u003eThe Yali’s forelimbs are raised beside its head in a heraldic, apotropaic gesture, with rounded paws turned outwards as if confronting negative forces. The elongated torso is divided into decorative registers containing elements in green and red, arranged symmetrically, resembling jewelled body adornments rather than anatomical detailing. At the centre of the chest is a small niche with a painted miniature figure, introducing a devotional dimension that links the guardian form to lived worship practices. \u003cbr\u003eThe lower section culminates in a sculpted base formed as a stylised moustached face of a purusa-mukha or guardian mask, over which the Yali stands. The arched brows, prominent moustache, and frontal presentation suggest dominance of the Yali over worldly or egoic forces, reinforcing its role as a threshold guardian mediating between the sacred and the terrestrial. \u003cbr\u003eThe surface retains original polychrome paint in cream, red, green, turquoise and black outlines, The style, ornamentation, and jewel-inset decoration suggest a ceremonial wood-carving tradition, intended as a guardian or architectural decorative element.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Antique Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47849244459222,"sku":null,"price":100000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Antique_Wooden_Yali_by_Laxminatham_Handicraft.png?v=1771338562","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/antique-wooden-yali","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}