Model Figure
19th century (made)
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This figure is one of many such 19th century clay models which were made to represent different Indian occupations or caste ‘types’. They were produced in various cities in India including Lucknow, Krishnagar, Calcutta and Pune and sold to visiting Europeans. They aimed to illustrate the ‘peoples of India’ and groups of them were also displayed in many of the International Exhibitions.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Clay, modelled and painted, with fabric, feather and fibre |
| Brief description | Model figure of drummer wearing a red and white striped shirt and a white dhoti, probably made in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, 19th or early 20th century. |
| Physical description | This model is wearing a red and white striped shirt and a white dhoti. He is carrying a drum over his left shoulder. The drum is covered in a floral printed fabric and has a feather stuck on one side of it. The man has fibre hair and moustache stuck on to the clay. His eyes, finger and toe nails have been painted in. He is a very realistic model. |
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| Credit line | Given by Maily-Claire Danks-Flower |
| Production | According to T.N. Mukherjee, such realistic models were a feature of the model makers at Krishnanagar, a town near Calcutta. See T.N. Mukherjee, Art Manufactures of India, pg, 59. |
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| Summary | This figure is one of many such 19th century clay models which were made to represent different Indian occupations or caste ‘types’. They were produced in various cities in India including Lucknow, Krishnagar, Calcutta and Pune and sold to visiting Europeans. They aimed to illustrate the ‘peoples of India’ and groups of them were also displayed in many of the International Exhibitions. |
| Bibliographic reference | T.N. Mukherjee, Art Manufactures of India, pg, 59. |
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| Accession number | IS.58-2006 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2006 |
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