E1283: India- Clay Figurine, Indian "Chaprasi" or Orderly

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1283

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is AW178 with a diagonal red line through it, on the left hand side of the base.

There is a potential maker's mark on the bottom of the base directly opposite AW178, but it does not appear to in English.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

6.4 cm L
6.3 cm W
24 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 "Chaprasi" or Orderly from the British Colonial Period

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