E1274: India- Clay Figurine, Messenger

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1274

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On bottom of the base is "Ind. 457 d" in orange paint.
On the back of the base is the number "4" in pencil.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.8 cm L
5.7 cm W
23.6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

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

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

c.1923
1923-1947

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Clay Figurine of Indian Messenger from the British Colonial Period

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