E1280: India- Clay Figurine, Indian Barber

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1280

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is the mark AW168 with a diagonal red line through it.

There is a potential maker's mark on the bottom of the base spanning a corner of the base. Is most likely not in English.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

6.5 cm L
6.5 cm W
23.5 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 1928

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1928

Description:

Clay Figurine of an Indian Barber from the British Colonial Period

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