• E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"
E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"

E1301: India- Clay Figurine, Washerman or "Dhobi"

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E1301
Classification Category:
8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art
Marks/Labels:
On the bottom of the base is an inscription that looks to be original and is quite probably a maker's mark. However, it does not appear to be in English.

Also on the bottom of the base is "Ind 175" in red ink, with a red diagonal line though it.
Materials:
clay
colorant ➔ paint
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
clay ➔ ceramic ➔ unidentified
binding agents ➔ adhesive
Dimensions:
6.5 cm L
6.3 cm W
22.4 cm H
Provenance of Object:
The object was donated to the Boston Children'c Museum by the Estate of William Whittemore in 1928. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.
Ethnic Group:
Asian ➞ India
Production Date:
Prior to 1928
Source Locality:
India
Acquisition Date:
1928
Description:
Clay figurine of Indian Washerman or Dhobi from the British Colonial Period
Related Term
India
Related Collections
2016. ETHN01 : Boston Children's Museum Transfer (2016.ETHN01)