E1304: India- Clay Figurine, Bearer

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1304

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front and back of the base is 15 written in pencil.
On the bottom of the base is AW 457.S15 in black ink, with a red diagonal line through it.
Also on the bottom of the base is Ind 457. with the rest of it being too faint to make out.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5 cm L
4.7 cm W
22.5 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 Personal Valet from the British Colonial Period

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