E1279: India- Clay Figurine, Syce or Groom figure (Stable attendant)

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1279

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front and back of the base is "16" in pencil.
On the bottom of the base is "AW 457 S16" in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.5 cm L
5.3 cm W
22.1 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was sent to the donor's father. 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 an Indian "Syce" or Groom from the British Colonial Period

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