E1286: India- Clay Figurine, Money Lender

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1286

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of his base is AW188 in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

9.5 cm L
9.6 cm W
27.6 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children'c Museum by the Estate of William Whittemore in 1928. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1928

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1928

Description:

Clay Figurine of an Indian Moneylender from the British Colonial Period

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