E1315: India- Clay Figurine, The Laborer

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1315

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front and back of the base is the number "17" written in pencil.

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

Materials:

clay
binding agents ➔ joiners ➔ metal wire ➔ armature
synthetic ➔ plaster
binding agents ➔ adhesive
colorant ➔ paint
animal ➔ hair
fabric ➔ cloth
paper

Dimensions:

6.1 cm L
6.1 cm W
20.5 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.

Part of a collection of 20 figurines from Calcutta, India.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

C. 1923

Produced between 1923 and 1947.

Source Locality:

Calcutta, India

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Clay Figurine of Indian Laborer from British Colonial Period

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