E1297: India- Clay Figurine, Female Dancing Figure

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1297

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is "So. India Dancing Girl" in pencil

Also on the bottom of the base is "Ind 60-6" in black ink with a red line diagonally through it.

Old Boston Children's Museum number: AW 60-6 S14
Older Boston Children's Museum number: Ind 60-6 n

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

4.7 cm L
4.7 cm W
22.7 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Everett F. Penshorn donated the object to the Boston Children's Museum in memory of this father, George Penshorn. 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 dancing woman from the British Colonial Period

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