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

Ethnographic

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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

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