E1296: India- Clay Figurine, Bearer

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1296

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of his base is "Bearer" written in pencil.
Also on the bottom is Ind 60-6 A in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.
There's something else written in pencil on the base, but it's very faints and I cannot make it out.

Materials:

clay
fabric ➔ cloth
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
colorant ➔ paint
binding agents ➔ adhesive
animal ➔ hair

Dimensions:

5.8 cm L
6 cm W
23.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Everett F. Penshorn donated the object to the Boston Children's Museum in 1960. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

The object was part of a set of 15 figurines representing the peoples of India during the British Colonial rule. Figurines primarily of commoners and workers.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1960

British Colonial rule in India ended in 1947

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1960

Description:

Clay figurine of an Indian Bearer from the British Colonial Period.

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