E1320: India- Clay Figurine, The Tailor or "Durzi"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1320

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

On the bottom the base is "Ind 457 s" in orange

Materials:

clay
fabric ➔ cloth
colorant ➔ paint
animal ➔ hair
fabric ➔ thread
binding agents ➔ adhesive

Dimensions:

11.9 cm L
9.7 cm W
12.8 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object was sent to the father of Miss Madeline Harding, who gifted it to the Boston Children's Museum in 1947. In 2016 the Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

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

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ India

Production Date:

c. 1923

Produced between 1923 and 1947 (approximate)

Source Locality:

India

Acquisition Date:

1947

Description:

Clay Figurine of an Indian Tailor from the British Colonial Period

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