E1269: India- Clay Figurine, "Indian Bearer"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1269

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is "Ind. 89" in red ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

6.2 cm L
5.5 cm W
23.9 cm H

Provenance of Object:

Misses Bailey donated the object to the Boston Children's Museum in 1915. The Boston Children's Museum then 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 Indian Bearer from the British Colonial Period

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