E1312: India- Clay Figurine, Dancing girl (Headless)

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1312

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom of her base in black ink is "AW 193" with a red diagonal line through it.

Also on the bottom is "Ins 193" but it is mostly covered by white paint.

Materials:

clay
colorant ➔ paint
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
synthetic ➔ plaster
binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

9.8 cm L
9.9 cm W
24.4 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was donated to the Boston Children's 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 Indian Dancing Girl from the British Colonial Period who is Missing her Head

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