E1310: India- Clay Figurine, Indian Village Woman Carrying Water Jugs

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1310

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of the base is "AW 181" in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.
Also on the bottom, barely visible through white paint is "Ind 181"

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

10 cm L
10.7 cm W
30.2 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children'c Museum by William Whittemore in 1898. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

Prior to 1898

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1898

Description:

Clay Figurine of an Indian Woman Carrying Water Jars from the British Colonial Period

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