Salabhanjika (Tree Goddess) at the Guimet Museum, Paris

Salabhanjika or Shalabhanjika refers to the sculpture of a woman, displaying stylized feminine features, standing near a tree and grasping a branch. The name of these figures comes from the Sanskrit śālabhañjikā meaning 'breaking a branch of a sala tree'. They are also known as madanakai, madanika or shilabalika. The shalabhanjika is a standard decorative element of Indian sculpture, a graceful stone sculpture representing a young female under a stylized tree in various poses, such as dancing, grooming herself or playing a musical instrument. The salabhanjika's female features, like breasts and hips, are often exaggerated. Frequently these sculpted figures display complex hairdos and an abundance of jewelry. The shalabhanjika concept stems from ancient symbolism linking a chaste maiden with the sala tree or the asoka tree through the ritual called dohada, or the fertilisation of plants through contact with a young woman. The symbolism changed over the course of time and the shalabhanjika became figures used as ornamental carvings, usually located in the area where worshipers engage in circumambulation, near the garbhagriha of many Hindu temples. Placed at an angle, salabhanjika figures also were used in temple architecture as a bracket figures (like the western version, a caryatid). Salabhanjikas are also often mentioned in ancient and modern Indian literature. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.萨尔巴姜卡（Salabhanjika，亦称沙勒班吉卡Shalabhanjika）指一类带有风格化女性特征的女性雕塑，形象为立于树木旁并握持树枝。这类造像的名称源自梵语词汇śālabhañjikā，意为“折断娑罗树（sala tree）的树枝”。它们也被称为madanakai、madanika或shilabalika。 萨尔巴姜卡是印度雕塑的经典装饰元素，是一类优雅的石雕作品，以多种姿态呈现树下的年轻女性形象，诸如舞蹈、梳妆或演奏乐器。该造像的女性特征（如胸部与臀部）常被刻意夸张，这类雕塑形象往往拥有繁复的发式与大量的首饰装饰。 萨尔巴姜卡的概念源自古老的象征体系，通过名为“多哈达（dohada）”的仪式——即通过年轻女性接触以完成植物授粉——将贞洁少女与娑罗树或无忧树（asoka tree）联系起来。随着时间推移，其象征意义发生演变，萨尔巴姜卡逐渐成为装饰性雕刻形象，常被安置在信众绕行礼拜的区域，即诸多印度教（Hindu）寺庙的内殿（garbhagriha）附近。以斜置姿态呈现的萨尔巴姜卡造像，也被用作寺庙建筑中的托臂造像（类似西方的女像柱caryatid）。 萨尔巴姜卡形象也频繁出现于古今印度文学作品中。 本藏品属于扫描世界（Scan The World）项目。该项目是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在创建一个可免费向公众开放的数字化档案库，收录全球各地可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑。扫描世界是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有有趣的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。