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Terracotta female figure

Figure
mid-20th century (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
West Bengal (Made)

Hand-modelled terracotta female figurine, painted red, black, silver and gold on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and widely used as a doll.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Religion
Object type
Figure
TitleTerracotta female figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted terracotta
Clay
Paint
Fired
Brief description
Terracotta figure of a woman
Physical description
Hand-modelled terracotta female figurine, painted red, black, silver and gold on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and widely used as a doll.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.3cm
Credit line
Given by J.C. Irwin
Object history
A gift of J.C. Irwin.
Bibliographic references
  • Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.59
  • Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656. p. 35, fig.4.2
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.47-1978

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Record createdNovember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O107183/terracotta-female-figure-figure-unknown/
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