E1287: India- Clay Figurine, North Indian Woman

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1287

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is the mark AW192. the AW is black, and the 192 is red. There is a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

9.7 cm L
9.7 cm W
24.6 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 Woman from the British Colonial Period

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