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Yakshi (Tree Spirit)

Artist Unknown
Culture Indian
Title Yakshi (Tree Spirit)
Date 1st century BCE
Medium Sandstone
Dimensions Base: 5 x 5 x 6 in. (12.7 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm)
Overall: 16 1/4 x 6 x 3 1/2 in. (41.3 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 79.83

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Yakshi (female) and Yaksha (male) are ancient Indian deities endowed with powers of fertility and prosperity. The museum’s Yakshi is depicted as an idealized, bejeweled beauty with soft, voluptuous curves, entwining herself around a tree.


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"Yakshi (Tree Spirit) | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.83