E1303: India- Clay Figurine, Bhisti or Water Carrier

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1303

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front and the back of the base is the number 12 in what appears to be pencil. On the bottom of the base is Ind 4571 in red ink.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

6.4 cm L
5.8 cm W
19.6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Miss Madeline Harding donated the object to the Boston Children's Museum in 1947. The Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection in 2016.

Part of a collection of 20 figurines from Calcutta, India that were sent to the donor's father, who was in the Jute business.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

c. 1923

1923-1947

Source Locality:

Calcutta, India

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Clay figurine of Indian 'Bhisti' or Water Carrier from the British Colonial Period.

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