E1264: India- Clay Figure, Scholar or Policeman

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1264

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is "AW 55-3 S1" in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

clay
paper
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
fabric ➔ thread
animal ➔ hair
binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

5.3 cm L
5.4 cm W
25.6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum by Mrs. Ralph Lowell in 1955. 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 1955

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1955

Description:

Clay Figurine of Indian Policeman from the British Colonial Period

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