Photo: Michael Rubenstein
National Geographic Traveler went to Mumbai, India, and found this beaut: a CD player topped with a modern interpretation of the Hindu elephant god Ganesha … complete with sneakers!
Links: Mumbai Photo Gallery – Thanks Marilyn!
rubbishcity
the artist is the always funky Doze Green originally of the infamous Rock Steady Crew.
whackjob1972
Just to clarify, Ganesh is not an elephant god. He’s a god that has an elephant’s head. The head was a replacement for his human head. He’s not an elephant, though.
Ashlie
That is on the cover of Tabla Beat Science’s Tala Matrix album. Look here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tala-Matrix-Tabla-Beat-Science/dp/B00004XT0D
ted
I dunno. That’s pretty offensive-looking. Maybe more to anyone’s sense of aesthetics than to religion.
Marilyn Terrell
Elephant-headed indeed. Quite right, whackjob1972: we’ll fix it on the Traveler site tomorrow. Thanks!
Carl
Seems pretty offensive to me; just as offensive as the silkscreened shirts with giant buddhas on the just because they look “oriental”.
I’m pretty offended by this and I’m Christian!
Elroy
National Geographic went all the way to India to find a vinyl toy designed by an American. that’s rather funny. And stop getting all offended you people out there. OMG Doze Green used religious motif’s like he sometimes does. Som of you seem like you are looking to be offended by something. That’s moronic frankly.
mathiasdemon
Yes, that is a piece of Doze Green awesomeness — part of the “designer vinyl” or “art toy” movement. This tiny deity on a boom box can also be found right here in the US:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/welovethedark/362625226/
Pol x
Luckily Hindus tend to be pretty peacful people, so as long as this was meant with no disrespect I don’t think too many Rock Steady Crew records will be burned in Mumbai.
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