E1316: India- Clay Figurine, The Agriculturist or Royt

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1316

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the front of his base in pencil is the number "18"
On the bottom of the base is "AW 457 S18" in black ink with a red diagonal line through it.

Materials:

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

Dimensions:

5.6 cm L
6 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.

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 Ryot or Agricultural Worker

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