E1314: India- Clay Figurine, The Sweeper or "Mehter"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1314

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front and back of the base is the number "6" in pencil.

On the bottom of the base is "Ind 457 f" in orange paint with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.1 cm L
5.1 cm W
22.3 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was sent to the donor's father. Miss Madeline Harding donated the object to the Boston Children's Museum in 1947. The Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection in 2016.

Production Date:

c. 1923

Produced between 1923 and 1947

Source Locality:

Calcutta, India.

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Clay Figurine of Indian Sweeper or 'Mehter' from the British Colonial Period.

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