E1271: India- Clay Figurine, Grass Cutter

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1271

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On bottom of the base is "Ind 171" in red ink with a red diagonal line though it.
Also on the bottom of the base is some sort of inscription that is not in English.

Materials:

clay
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
colorant ➔ paint
binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

6.4 cm L
6.4 cm W
28.4 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum by the Estate of William Whittemore in 1928. 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 1947

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1928

Description:

Clay Figurine of Indian Grass Cutter from the British Colonial Period

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