E1307: India- Clay Figurine, "Sweeper"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1307

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

Paper label of "Sweeper." on the front of the base. It's typewritten.

On the bottom of the base is "Ind 87" in red ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.3 cm L
6 cm W
23.8 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum by Misses Bailey in 1915. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1915

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1915

Description:

Clay figurine of an Indian Sweeper from the British Colonial Period

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