Context (Display)
On display on the Asia plinth in the Maudslay Hall, from May 2012.
Display label reads, 'Protective Demon / This striking wooden figure is a yaksha, a demon or giant that would have stood guard outside a Buddhist temple in Thailand. He is one of the demon soldiers in the army of Ravana, the king of Lanka in the Ramayana. In Thai temples yakshas often stand alongside monkey warriors, supporting the weight of the chedi or stupa that honours the Buddha. / Thailand, late 19th - early 20th century.'

Cf. Photograph by Ivor Evans, 1924-35. N.11703.EVN (printed on board with display text above), with caption reads, 'Demon and monkey guardians supporting a chedi Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand.'
Event Date 5/2012
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
May be a pair to TEMP.00006.
Event Date 29/07/2014
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Physical description)
Protective demon figure, yaksha, from a Buddhist temple, Thailand. Decorated with yellow, white and blue pigments.
Event Date 29/7/2014
Author: maa