E1300: India- Clay Figurine, "Indian Lady Going for Bathing"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1300

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front of the base is a printed paper label with "Indian Lady going for bathing" and it appears to have been typewritten.

On the bottom of the is is "AW 96" in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.6 cm L
6 cm W
23.4 cm H

Provenance of Object:

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

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1915

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1915

Description:

Clay figurine of an Indian Woman going to bathe

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