E1298: India- Clay Figurine, Woman Going for Water

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1298

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front of the base is a paper label with "Indian Lady going to bring water" with the label slightly too long for the base, so that the "er" of water goes onto the side. Label appears to have been typewritten.

On the bottom of the base is "Ind.85" in red ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Old Boston Children's Museum number: AW 85
Older Boston Children's Museum number: Ind 85

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.7 cm L
4.8 cm W
22 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum by Misses Bailey in 1915. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1915

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1915

Description:

Clay figurine of Indian woman going to fetch water from the British Colonial Period

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